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Story: Glow-worms

Harvestman

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Harvestman

Long-legged harvestmen are the main predators of glow-worms. These spider relatives manoeuvre their way between glow-worm snares to reach and eat the larvae.

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George Gibbs, Glow-worms – Life cycle, food and predators, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/9742/harvestman (accessed 5 June 2026).

Story by George Gibbs, published 1 March 2009.