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Glow-worm pupa

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Glow-worm pupa

Glow-worm larvae have a pupal or cocoon stage, lasting for 12–13 days, from which they emerge as adults. The pupa hangs from a mucus thread attached to the roof of a cave.

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George Gibbs, Glow-worms – New Zealand’s glow-worms, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/9736/glow-worm-pupa (accessed 5 June 2026).

Story by George Gibbs, published 1 March 2009.