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If you would like to see bioluminescent creatures, visit a moist area, such as a gully or streamside, in a deep dark forest late at night-preferably in the early summer, right after a rain. firefly larvae that have two abdominal lamps on their tail,.a fly larvae with the bluest bioluminescence in the insect world,.glowworms with bioluminescent lamps on their heads,.

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railroad worms, a beetle that looks similar to a millipede but has a string of lights down each of its sides resembling the lit windows of a passenger train at night,.

But various types of bioluminescent creatures live throughout the United States. Motyxia, which are the only known bioluminescent millipedes, are found solely in a small region of the Sierra Nevada mountain range in California. My observations of this phenomena is a fringe benefit of my research of the millipede species known as Motyxia. The eerie night lights of these millipedes highlight nature’s eccentricities.

There's something inherently magical, even surreal, about seeing hundreds of glowing millipedes scattered across the ground of a sequoia grove on a moonless night in Sequoia National Park.Įvery evening, these creatures-which remain hidden underground during the day-emerge and initiate a chemical reaction to produce a green-blue glow, a process called bioluminescence. Editor's Note: This Behind the Scenes article was first provided to LiveScience in partnership with the National Science Foundation.