The nature reserve where 'magical' glow worms thrive
"You can see little green stars all dotted around." Image caption, Female, adult glow worms only 'glimmer' for a short period in June and JulyEvery summer, female glow worms put on a remarkable display, emitting a bright green light to attract males. It is a spectacle that has fascinated people for centuries and one that conservationists are working hard to protect."If there's a lot of light pollution around, the males can't see the females and come in and mate with them," Wadsworth says.
- ▪"You can see little green stars all dotted around." Image caption, Female, adult glow worms only 'glimmer' for a short period in June and JulyEvery summer, female glow worms put on a remarkable display, emitting a bright green light to attr
- ▪It is a spectacle that has fascinated people for centuries and one that conservationists are working hard to protect."If there's a lot of light pollution around, the males can't see the females and come in and mate with them," Wadsworth say
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The nature reserve where 'magical' glow worms thriveImage caption, The glow worm, despite its name, is actually a beetleByFiona IrvingSouth East Environment CorrespondentPublished46 minutes agoIt is a warm but windy evening in East Sussex and we are on the hunt for glow worms.As the sun sets on the Benfield Hill Nature Reserve, just outside Hove, a distinct green glimmer starts to flicker in the chalk grasslands.This site is hailed as a "stronghold" for glow worms in Sussex and with the insects' summer breeding season well under way, conservationists say they have spotted 60 glowing females on one evening at the reserve.It is Brighton and Hove's oldest local nature reserve and a team of volunteers has been helping to manage the grasslands to promote glow worms.
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