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Glowworm Beetle

Phengodidae

Habitat:

Canal/deciduous habitat.

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22 Comments

beaker98
beaker98 9 years ago

Thanks FranzKiernanBuenaflor!

awesome! :)

beaker98
beaker98 9 years ago

Thanks Sunny and MahabaleshwaraB!

MahabaleshwaraB
MahabaleshwaraB 9 years ago

Excellent spotting

sunnyjosef
sunnyjosef 9 years ago

Excellent spotting beaker98... TFS

beaker98
beaker98 9 years ago

Thank you very much Antonio!

Very nice series beaker98,amazing antenas,great work,cograts and thanks for sharing

beaker98
beaker98 9 years ago

Thanks Caleb:)

Caleb Steindel
Caleb Steindel 9 years ago

nice spotting bill!

beaker98
beaker98 9 years ago

Agree Rob! I was a bit puzzled by its appearance as well. I've found others that were in much better shape, with clean antennae.

Thanks Stephanie. I have found these before, but not very often.

Thanks for the kinds words patty!

patty
patty 9 years ago

Cool beaker! Fantastic spotting! =D

Stephanie R.
Stephanie R. 9 years ago

Fantastic pictures Bill! Was this the first time you have seen this type of beetle?

RobThacker
RobThacker 9 years ago

Great capture Bill, possibly the most disheveled beetle I have ever seen!

beaker98
beaker98 9 years ago

Thanks Ingrid:)

Ingrid3
Ingrid3 9 years ago

FABULOUS!

beaker98
beaker98 9 years ago

Gilma, I misspoke about adults not glowing. According to bugguide.net, the adult females DO have bioluminescent organs. I also did a quick search, and apparently you do have some species in Costa Rica, so be on the lookout! Sorry for the misinformation:(

Nice!! I will check to see if we, here in Costa Rica have them... : )

beaker98
beaker98 9 years ago

Thanks Gilma! The beetle form does not glow, but the larval form does. The larvae are really cool to find on night hikes!

Beautiful!! Great picture, beaker98.
Does it really glow?

beaker98
beaker98 9 years ago

Thanks Hema Shah and staccyh! I love his antlers:) Makes him interesting.

staccyh
staccyh 9 years ago

Great photos Bill!

Hema  Shah
Hema Shah 9 years ago

nice one.

beaker98
Spotted by
beaker98

Illinois, USA

Spotted on Jun 11, 2014
Submitted on Jun 12, 2014

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