Scientists think glow-worm populations are falling due to light pollution from street lights. The small critters are actually a type of beetle, and use the glowing light on their bottoms to attract ...

The bright lights of big cities are wonders of the modern world; intended to help us work, stay safe and enjoy the world around us long after the sun has set. While artificial light has been great for ...

Some people pay to witness glow-worms' breeding season in June and July. It’s late at night on the South Downs as a group of ardent wildlife spotters gather round a pair of glow-worms appearing to ...

Usually found in woodland areas in southern regions of the UK, glow-worms are a group of light-producing insects that emit a beautiful – yep, you guessed it –glow. Strangely though, they’re not ...

This video uncovers how glow worms turn soft blue light into a deadly hunting tool. Viewers learn how bioluminescence draws insects straight toward sticky silk threads. The story explains how these ...

A colony of glow worms has been "thriving" at a country park despite a decline in the insect's population across the UK. The National Trust said it had seen more of the beetles at Sheringham Park in ...

When they're hungry, glow worms emit a pale light to attract unsuspecting insect prey into their lethal, sticky snares. But this characteristic is restricted to female glow worms, which also use ...

Like Deadpool, three-banded panther worms are able to regenerate body parts on their own. Even their heads. Now, a team of scientists from Harvard has genetically altered the unique worms so they glow ...

Water and wee. That’s what New Zealand glow-worms use to build sticky traps to ensnare their prey. Arachnocampa luminosa lives in wet caves, spending about nine months as a larva, before growing wings ...