Kōrero: Glow-worms

Adult glow-worm flies mating

Adult glow-worm flies mating

A male glow-worm fly mates with a female just as she emerges from her pupa. The female then begins to lay her eggs, and dies immediately afterwards. Male flies live for about four days and probably manage to mate a few times before they die.

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Department of Conservation
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Te tuhi tohutoro mō tēnei whārangi:

George Gibbs, 'Glow-worms - Life cycle, food and predators', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/mi/photograph/9740/adult-glow-worm-flies-mating (accessed 29 March 2024)

He kōrero nā George Gibbs, i tāngia i te 24 Sep 2007