Phengodidae

Leona Canyon - Glowworm - Phengodidae

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Duration: 1:42
Updated: 21 Jun 2012

Taking a hike near Merritt College when I found this glowworm under a rock. I am a curious person so when I rolled this large rock I found a strange curled up larva and wanting a closer inspection I scoop it up. I set the pudgy larva on a nearby bench and find that it appears to be hatching. "Cool" I say to myself and I bust out the Canon 1400 SD to film the event. Later at my home and doing some further investigation into to what it was that I had actually seen I come to find that it wasnot actually hatching but finishing up a meal; a millipede. The millipede looks like it belongs to the parajulidae family but honestly that's just a guess. An although I did not witness the entire feeding my best guess is that the glowworm started at one end of the millipede and out the other. Vicious. Kind of a different picture than what was painted by the stuffed animal that my sisters would take to bed and that sung a lullaby. This is the first time I have ever seen a glowworm and its was truly amazing to see what I did. Thanks for viewing with me!

http://wn.com/Leona_Canyon_Glowworm_Phengodidae

Genus Phrixothrix? Body Glow

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Duration: 0:20
Updated: 22 Aug 2012

This one has organs in the head that emit red light, and organs that emit yellow-green light in the rest of the body

http://wn.com/Genus_Phrixothrix?_Body_Glow

Enormous glowworm

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Duration: 1:25
Updated: 21 May 2012

A huge female glowworm of the family phengodidae I found wandering outside my house in nor-cal. I had no idea what it was when I found it, otherwise I would have definatly gotten an awesome glow show video. Expect one in the future. Music by Guillaume Wilmot.

http://wn.com/Enormous_glowworm

Glowworm in the daytime

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Duration: 0:40
Updated: 01 May 2012

A larval female glowworm family phengodidae. Found on my kitchen floor. I would have made it glow. but I just recently identified it so I had no Idea at the time...lame.

http://wn.com/Glowworm_in_the_daytime

Lampyridae Beetle Larvae from the Yasuni

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Duration: 1:46
Updated: 08 Jan 2012

Lampyridae is a family of insects in the beetle order Coleoptera. They are winged beetles, and commonly called fireflies or lightning bugs for their conspicuous crepuscular use of bioluminescence to attract mates or prey. Fireflies produce a "cold light", with no infrared or ultraviolet frequencies. This chemically-produced light from the lower abdomen may be yellow, green, or pale-red, with wavelengths from 510 to 670 nanometers. About 2000 species of firefly are found in temperate and tropical environments. Many are in marshes or in wet, wooded areas where their larvae have abundant sources of food. These larvae emit light and are often called "glowworms", in particular, in Eurasia. In the Americas, "glow worm" also refers to the related Phengodidae. In many species, both male and female fireflies have the ability to fly, but in some species, females are flightless.[2]

http://wn.com/Lampyridae_Beetle_Larvae_from_the_Yasuni

SONIDO del cortejo nocturno de luciernaga diálogo complicado machos y las hembras

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Duration: 1:51
Updated: 24 Sep 2012

Al principio del video se aprecia algunas luces producidas por las mismas luciernagas. Sonido del cortejo nocturno, el cual consiste de un diálogo complicado entre los machos y las hembras. Luciérnaga, Luciérnaga (desambiguación).Los lampíridos (Lampyridae) son una familia de coleópteros polífagos que incluye las luciérnagas o bichos de luz, caracterizados por su capacidad de emitir luz (bioluminiscencia). Se conocen más de 2.000 especies. Muchas se pueden encontrar en pantanos o en las áreas húmedas y boscosas, donde sus larvas tienen una fuente de alimento abundante. Son coleópteros de cuerpo suave relacionados a las familias Lycidae, Phengodidae y Cantharidae, con distribución mundial de al menos 1900 especies conocidas. Se caracterizan por poseer un par de antenas delgadas y articuladas, élitros y un protórax modificado de forma que casi cubre la cabeza. En la mayoría de las especies es muy notorio el dimorfismo sexual: mientras los machos alcanzan un desarrollo completo similar al de otros coleópteros, las hembras conservan un aspecto larvario, con élitros reducidos a escamas y se parecen más a cochinillas que a escarabajos, con patas rechonchas y sin alas, no pudiendo así volar. La característica más distintiva de los lampíridos es su cortejo nocturno, el cual consiste de un diálogo complicado entre los machos y las hembras de una especie. Típicamente los machos patrullan en busca de pareja con un vuelo característico mientras emiten secuencias de destellos de luz ...

http://wn.com/SONIDO_del_cortejo_nocturno_de_luciernaga_diálogo_complicado_machos_y_las_hembras

Locust Bridge Construction II

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Duration: 2:18
Updated: 04 Jun 2012

Update: Lagged down cross members, trimmed ends. Complete and ready to ride (5/27/12). Correction on wood type: black walnut, not locust. The critter introducing the video is a glowworm larva.

http://wn.com/Locust_Bridge_Construction_II

Soldier beetle (Wild)

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Duration: 1:30
Updated: 17 Nov 2012

The soldier beetles, Cantharidae, are relatively soft-bodied, straight-sided beetles, related to the Lampyridae or firefly family, but being unable to produce light. They are cosmopolitan in distribution. One common British species is bright red, reminding people of the red coats of soldiers, hence the common name. A secondary common name is leatherwing, obtained from the texture of the wing covers. Historically, these beetles were placed in a superfamily "Cantharoidea", which has been subsumed by the superfamily Elateroidea; the name is still sometimes used as a rankless grouping, including the families Cantharidae, Drilidae, Lampyridae, Lycidae, Omalisidae, Omethidae, Phengodidae (which includes Telegeusidae), and Rhagophthalmidae. Soldier beetles are highly desired by gardeners as biological control agents of a number of pest insects. The larvae tend to be dark brown or gray, slender and wormlike with a rippled appearance due to pronounced segmentation. They consume grasshopper eggs, aphids, caterpillars and other soft bodied insects, most of which are pests. The adults are especially important predators of aphids. They supplement their diet with nectar and pollen and can be minor pollinators. Soldier beetle populations can be increased by planting good nectar- or pollen-producing plants such as Asclepias or Solidago.

http://wn.com/Soldier_beetle_Wild

SONIDO diálogo complicado entre los machos y las hembras de Luciérnagal cortejo nocturno

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Duration: 2:40
Updated: 24 Sep 2012

Sonido del cortejo nocturno, el cual consiste de un diálogo complicado entre los machos y las hembras. Luciérnaga, Luciérnaga (desambiguación).Los lampíridos (Lampyridae) son una familia de coleópteros polífagos que incluye las luciérnagas o bichos de luz, caracterizados por su capacidad de emitir luz (bioluminiscencia). Se conocen más de 2.000 especies. Muchas se pueden encontrar en pantanos o en las áreas húmedas y boscosas, donde sus larvas tienen una fuente de alimento abundante. Son coleópteros de cuerpo suave relacionados a las familias Lycidae, Phengodidae y Cantharidae, con distribución mundial de al menos 1900 especies conocidas. Se caracterizan por poseer un par de antenas delgadas y articuladas, élitros y un protórax modificado de forma que casi cubre la cabeza. En la mayoría de las especies es muy notorio el dimorfismo sexual: mientras los machos alcanzan un desarrollo completo similar al de otros coleópteros, las hembras conservan un aspecto larvario, con élitros reducidos a escamas y se parecen más a cochinillas que a escarabajos, con patas rechonchas y sin alas, no pudiendo así volar. La característica más distintiva de los lampíridos es su cortejo nocturno, el cual consiste de un diálogo complicado entre los machos y las hembras de una especie. Típicamente los machos patrullan en busca de pareja con un vuelo característico mientras emiten secuencias de destellos de luz característicos de cada especie. Las hembras de la misma especie pueden responder con ...

http://wn.com/SONIDO_diálogo_complicado_entre_los_machos_y_las_hembras_de_Luciérnagal_cortejo_nocturno

Glowworm season begins in California. June 11, 2012.

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Duration: 1:47
Updated: 07 Sep 2012

Glowworm season begins in California. June 11, 2012. (1080p). Pink Glowworm (Microphotous angustus) First few Male & Female California Pink Glowworms this season. The males (0:28) develop huge eyes, wings, and have very little glow. The females stay in grub form and have a very bright glow. Bioluminescence is a naturally occurring form of chemiluminescence where energy is released by a chemical reaction in the form of light emission. This is the first time that I have ever caught the winged male on video. The males are very sensitive to light and usually move away as soon as light gets near them, making difficult to get a good look at. Is that a transparent visor the male has? LOL. The males will only be around for a few days and then the females will stay for a few weeks longer to lay eggs. Only saw two females and one male so far. Did not see as many this year as last. More information on these sites: bugguide.net Photos by Sam Stewart: nathistoc.bio.uci.edu MYRMECOS Alex Wild on insects, science, and photography. myrmecos.net Video of Glowworms in June of 2011. - www.youtube.com Music: 'Dream Eyes' by Mokhov. Courtesy of BeatPick.com.

http://wn.com/Glowworm_season_begins_in_California_June_11,_2012

Spider Eats a Firefly in a Thunderstorm

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Duration: 2:13
Updated: 25 Nov 2012

A spider has caught a lightning bug in her web and is having him for dinner; all while listening to a brewing thunderstorm. Felton from boingboing.net wrote this haiku in response to my video: In the pale moonlight Entranced by your wondrous glow Get in my belly

http://wn.com/Spider_Eats_a_Firefly_in_a_Thunderstorm

Giant Millipede in close-up

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Duration: 4:03
Updated: 23 Nov 2012

The giant African millipede is the largest species of millipede on the planet. This beautiful animal, walking on some lichens, is herbivorous and has two pairs of legs per segment. Despite their name, these creatures do not have a thousand legs; common species have between 80 and 400. Millipedes can be easily distinguished from the closely related centipedes (Class Chilopoda), which move rapidly, and have a single pair of legs for each body segment. Archispirostreptus gigas (Arthropod of the class Diplopoda)

http://wn.com/Giant_Millipede_in_close-up

Phengodidae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Family:	Phengodidae LeConte, 1861
Genera
Several, see text
Synonyms
Telegeusidae Leng, 1920

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