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Story: Glow-worms

Light organ

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Light organ

A glow-worm’s light organ is in the rear section of its body. The organ is part of the excretory system, and consists of the tips of its excretory tubes.

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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/9738/light-organ (accessed 5 June 2026).

Story by George Gibbs, published 1 March 2009.