Carnivorous Worms Catch Bugs by Mimicking the Night Sky

The glow worm colonies of New Zealand's Waitomo Caves imitate stars to confuse flying insects, then trap them in sticky snares and eat them alive.

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+5 1. Judge-Jake commented 8 years ago

The sneaky sticky gits
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+2 2. sux2bu commented 8 years ago

So how does the winged adult gnat @ 0:34 manage to escape the sticky strings that surround it when it hatches?
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+8 3. cameramaster commented 8 years ago

I wish I was a glow worm,
A glow worm's never glum.
"cos how can you be grumpy
When the sun shines out your bum!
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+1 4. thundersnow commented 8 years ago

Fascinating! Let's hope they stay as small as they are:P

#3 Love your song! :D
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+2 5. Jabafara commented 8 years ago

Oh, wow! That looks so "alien"! 8-)
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+2 6. Judge-Jake commented 8 years ago

I'm glad I'm not a Glow-Worm
that would make me glum
cos when my pilot light went out
There'd be gas coming out my bum (if the failsafe failed)

>:)
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+2 7. thundersnow commented 8 years ago

Our snotr Brits are so full of lovely poetry and song today:*<3
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-1 8. Judge-Jake commented 8 years ago

#7 Today the sun is shining and the rain has gone away
In olden days we'd say we're gay, but it's not the thing to say today
Unless you're homosexual, which of course is fine and dandy
I'd just like to say I'm not one, even when I'm rather randy.<3
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0 9. thundersnow commented 8 years ago

JJ being randy
Can come in quite handy
If you're the lucky one
It could be hours of fun
Imagination taking over
Day and night in a field of clover;)
But a poet I will be never
Please someone else continue to be clever
>:)<3
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+1 10. samxgx commented 8 years ago

Two more notifications / complaints about the new player:
Everybody here is used to the players time counting up, not down.
So this causes confusing moments like people meaning to point to 03:23, but seeing -0:34 and using that like i think #2 did on this video.
And: the old player would go full screen on double click, this one just pauses and resumes the video!

I do like the bootstrap style additions to the site though, so good job who ever was in charge.
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+1 11. sux2bu commented 8 years ago

#10 While the counting down is different I did mean 0:34 since that is near the beginning where they show the larva and the winged adult at the same time. If you had clicked on the 0:34 in my previous comment it would have taken you right to it.
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+2 12. cameramaster commented 8 years ago

#7 Thundersnow...Its a gift !
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0 13. thundersnow commented 8 years ago

#12 Indeed it isO:)