• Question: what advantage do they get from glowing?

    Asked by harrybeaumont to Glow Worm on 21 Nov 2017. This question was also asked by amelia crowe.
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      Glow Worm answered on 21 Nov 2017:


      Female glow-worms have no wings so they use their light to attract flying males. The males and the larvae can also light up (but only faintly) to warn predators that they taste disgusting.

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