LAMPYRIS NOCTILUCA

'''Lapyris noctiluca''', the 'Common Glow-worm' of Europe (see also "glowworm"), is a firefly species of the genus ''Lampyris''. The flightless larviform females emit yellowish-green light from the translucent underside of their last three abdominal segments to attract the smaller males which are winged . The insect can regulate its light production by controlling the oxygen supply to the light emitting membranes containing luciferin. They are found in old-growth grassland, especially on chalk and limestone soils. The predatory larvae feed for two or three years on slugs and snails which they inject with digestive fluid. They become adults from May to July, eating little and dying after reproducing.

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