Paul Hobson / Glowworm (Lampyris noctiluca) at night, Cambridgeshire, England, UK, August.

Chien Lee / Glow Worm (Lamprigera sp) neotenic female, Gunung Penrissen, Borneo, Malaysia

Andy Sands / Glow Worm (Lampyris noctiluca) female glowing after dark. Hertfordshire, England, UK, July.

Andy Sands / Glow Worm (Lampyris noctiluca) female glowing after dark. Hertfordshire, England, Uk, July.

Andy Sands / Glow worm (Lampyris noctiluca) climbing on stem of grass, with tail emitting bioluminescence, England, UK, July

Paul Harcourt Davies / Glow worm (Lampyris noctiluca) female glowing, Italy.

Stephen Dalton / Glow-worm (Lampyris noctiluca) female glowing, UK

Stephen Dalton / Glow-worm (Lampyris noctiluca) female glowing, UK

Nick Garbutt / Glow worms bioluminescing {Lampyris noctiluca}

Chris Packham / Glow worm beetle female displaying to attract male (Lampyris noctiluca) protected

Andrew Cooper / Glow Worm beetle female glowing at sunset to attract mate, Devon England (Lampyris noctiluca)

MYN / Dirk Funhoff / Glowworm (Lampyris noctiluca), Lorsch, Hessen, Germany. Meetyourneighbours.net project.