Very old, mysterious, spectacular. In Waitomo, New Zealand, there is a unique place in the world, where thousands of luminescent insects give life to an underground starry sky.

The Waitomo Caves, in New Zealand, are known because strange creatures inhabit their interior, the glowworms (luminous worms), which produce light to attract their prey and thus be able to feed themselves.

These points of light make the ceiling of the cave look like a starry sky. It is a unique show and one that is worth knowing if you travel with time through the North Island of New Zealand.

“The intensity of the light produced by the larvae depends on their level of nutrition, while the color of the fluorescent glow changes from blue to green in a color spectrum so particular that it is impossible to reproduce it artificially.”
But what are glowworms"

Glowworms are luminescent worms, or rather the larva of an insect called Arachnocampa Luminosa, which is similar to the mosquito.

These insects go through three phases throughout their short life: egg, larva and adult insect. And I say short life because they do not live more than 10-11 months.

During the larval period, which lasts about 9 months, these insects produce a light that attracts other insects and traps them with sticky threads that hang from them.

Seen up close, these larvae are elongated, measure about 2 centimeters, have a luminous point and from them hang a series of almost tr...