Arachnocampa is a genus of nine fungus gnat species which have a bioluminescent larval stage, akin to the larval stage of glowworm beetles. The species of Arachnocampa are endemic to Australia and New Zealand, dwelling in caves and grottos, or sheltered places in forests.
A previous synonym was "Bolitiphila," meaning "mushroom lover," in the past. The name was changed in 1924 to Arachnocampa, meaning "spider web-worm," for the way the larvae hang sticky silk threads to ensnare prey. The genus Arachnocampa belongs in the family Keroplatidae.
Arachnocampa is a genus of nine fungus gnat species which have a bioluminescent larval stage, akin to the larval stage of glowworm beetles. The species...
Arachnocampa luminosa (Skuse, 1891), commonly known as New Zealand glowworm or simply glowworm, is a species of fungus gnat endemic to New Zealand. The...
and Rhagophthalmidae among beetles; as well as members of the genera Arachnocampa, Keroplatus and Orfelia among keroplatid fungus gnats. Four families...
insects to serve accessory functions. Larvae of all species in genus Arachnocampa use modified and swollen Malpighian tubules to produce a blue-green light...
and Australia, a "glow worm" is a luminescent larva of the fungus gnat Arachnocampa, within the true flies, Diptera. The phylogeny of the Lampyridae family...
are not homologous and are believed to have evolved separately. Genus Arachnocampa – around five species found only in New Zealand and Australia. The best-known...
on the North Island of New Zealand. It is known for its population of Arachnocampa luminosa, a glowworm species found exclusively in New Zealand. This cave...
the Arachnocampa which evolved independently. They use bilateral, anterior and posterior lanterns to emit their light as opposed to Arachnocampa which...
attract mates, while others use them to lure prey. Cave dwelling larvae of Arachnocampa (Mycetophilidae, fungus gnats) glow to lure small flying insects into...
where insects called dismalites (Orfelia fultoni, a distant relative of Arachnocampa) can be found. The larval forms of these flies emit a bright blue-green...
matter. However some species are predatory, including those in the genus Arachnocampa of family Keroplatidae – the "glowworms" of Australia and New Zealand...
and bottlenose dolphins can be observed from the coasts. Glow worms (Arachnocampa otwayensis), which are the bioluminescent larvae of small flies known...
tree-ferns, with an understorey of low ferns and mosses. Glow worms (Arachnocampa otwayensis), which are the bioluminescent larvae of small flies known...
is notable for its resident glow-worms, the bioluminescent larvae of Arachnocampa richardsae, a type of fungus gnat. The 20 chains (1,320.0 ft; 402.3 m)...
ostracods, prey attraction by luminous click beetles in Cerrado, Brazil and Arachnocampa gnats in New Zealand. The programme then introduces many luminous deep...
related to peroxisome targeting have been discovered. The photocyte of Arachnocampa luminosa was found to contain a circular nucleus, and large amounts of...
Guinea. The cave is home to a colony of glowworms (larvae of the insect Arachnocampa flava) and commercial operators lead night tours into the cave. The ‘light’...
streams running through) for the presence of glowworms (the fungus gnat Arachnocampa luminosa). The Waitomo Walkway runs through the valley of the Waitomo...
the luminescent larvae, pupae, and adults of the New Zealand glow-worm Arachnocampa luminosa. Both Aola Richards and Meyer-Rochow and Liddle had previously...
spider-like chelicerates feed on cave-dwelling, light-emitting glowworm larvae Arachnocampa which they detect visually. Other adaptations include the development...
Freshwater Crayfish, Platypus, freshwater fish and eels. Glow worms (Arachnocampa) can be consistently found with their silk threads dangling from the...
bioluminescent diptera: the North American Orfelia fultoni and the Australian Arachnocampa flava. Similar niche, different bioluminescence systems. Photochemistry...
mate attraction, copulation and predation of the New Zealand glowworm Arachnocampa luminosa (Skuse) (Diptera: Keroplatidae), at Waitomo". New Zealand Entomologist...
except close to the outside, or where certain microbes or insects such as Arachnocampa provide bioluminescence, even if only to attract prey. In individual...
Epeiric Zealandia sea. It is a solutional cave. Glow worms or titiwai (Arachnocampa luminosa) find a natural habitat in the Clifden Cave System because of...
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