I wonder why this one’s antennae are curled. Most pictures show them straight.
Here’s one I photographed a year ago
What a lovely fellow he’s waving at you :3
He seemed very jolly. He was preening his antennae, folding them over his hands and wiping them off. Very fun to watch
Might not be a live specimen
Or one that’s just emerged from its pupa(?)
Disclaimer: I know nothing about the lifecycle of glow worms
He’s gay
I’d feel happy with those on my head too
Chemicals in the grass turning our fricken beetles gay!
What does it do with them?
Besides be all like
Gurl
Anyone else do a double-take at that thumbnail while quickly scrolling?
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Alrighty then, carry on
As I said in another reply, two words… threadbare merkin.
…that thumbnail was very misleading
I’m failing to see whatever it is you see, though I clicked through to the full size picture before looking at the thumbnail, so my view of the thumbnail was influenced by having seen the full size picture
Tim Burton is the most Glowworm Beetle director I’ve ever seen.
why does it have curly tim burton antennae?
Increased surface area. Only male glowworms metamorphose into adult forms and they use their feathery antennae to track females down by their pheromones. Increased antenna surface area helps them pick up those pheromones.
