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Arachnocampa richardsae
Formed by the larva of glow worms, the beads are droplets of glue extruded by the larva, held together by fine strands of silk. The larva glow at night attracting small insects toward the sticky strands of silk.
Cool Temperate Rainforest
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Amazing find Vinny , and not the easiest to photograph , you done awesome .
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Oh my! These are so beautiful.
Fantastic find Vinny and a nice shot too. I hope I get to see these some day/night.
Amazing reference Mark, thanks.
Here's a great reference Ingrid http://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:...
Spectacular, are these the same species as the colonies in the Waitoma New Zealand caves?