Slideshow Freshwater Studio 6-Feb-15

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Category:Animals

Subcategory:Insects

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Keywords:Brasil, Brazil, Elateridae, Emas, Nacional, National, Parque, bettle, bioluminescence, bioluminescência, click, click-beetle, dark, darkness, das, green, invertebrate, invertebrates, larvae, light, mound, mounds, night, park, photography, termints, termite, termitilluminans, time photo, yrearinus

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Bioluminescence of the larvae of the click-beetle (Pyrearinus te

Bioluminescence, Parque Nacional das Emas, Goiás, Brazil. At the beginning of the rainy season, the larvae of the click-beetle (Pyrearinus termitilluminans) move to the outside of the termite mounds and emit a greenish light. The larvae use this light to attract flying insects and then they prey on them.