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Kōrero: Glow-worms

Glow-worm snares

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Glow-worm snares

Glow-worms catch small flying insects on snares of sticky threads. These dangle from the roofs of caves or overhanging banks.

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George Gibbs, Glow-worms – New Zealand’s glow-worms, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/9737/glow-worm-snares (accessed 5 June 2026).

He kōrero nā George Gibbs, i tāngia i te 1 March 2009.