New bioluminescent animal exhibit

[DavidBrown]

The American Museum of Natural History has a new exhibit on the bioluminescent animals of the world and their ecology. It sounds cool. Do any New York area Zoochatters think they may visit it? If so can you post some pictures and a review maybe?

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/30/a...natural-history.html?_r=1&hpw=&pagewanted=all

 

[Chlidonias]

that does sound cool. Apart for the glow-worms mentioned in the article, New Zealand also has bioluminescent giant earthworms and freshwater limpets.

 

[DavidBrown]

that does sound cool. Apart for the glow-worms mentioned in the article, New Zealand also has bioluminescent giant earthworms and freshwater limpets.

I was going to ask if you have ever seen the glow worm caves that they mention in the article.

 

[Chlidonias]

I haven't been to Waitomo, but glow-worms are found all over NZ in the forests. They are just more impressive in caves because there is more space for big colonies. They are actually gnat larvae which live in cocoons from which dangle sticky threads. The lights attract other insects which become snared, and the glow-worms then haul up their prize and eat it. (They aren't related in any way to European glow-worms or to fire-flies).