Railroad worm
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railroad-worm-275-2530198
title:
Railroad worm
text:
A railroad worm is a larva or larviform female adult of a beetle of the genus Phrixothrix in the family Phengodidae, characterized by the possession of two different colors of bioluminescence. It has the appearance of a caterpillar. The eleven pairs of luminescent organs on their second thoracic segment through their ninth abdominal segment can glow yellowish-green, while the pair on their head can glow red; this is due to different luciferases in their bodies, as the reaction substrate, called
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Genus of beetles
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Railroad_worm
date created:
date modified:
2024-04-16T18:32:47Z
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13
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