A colony of glow worms has been "thriving" at a country park despite a decline in the insect's population across the UK. The National Trust said it had seen more of the beetles at Sheringham Park in ...

Bringing to life spectacles of natural wonder on our doorstep A Glow Worm isn’t in fact a worm at all, but is the common name for insect larvae and adult larviform females which glow. Specialised ...

The glow worm’s eerie green light has fascinated country folk for countless generations. And now many more will witness Britain’s most intriguing insect – as experts say it is enjoying one of its best ...

Glow worms may be tiny and appear to be simple organisms, but every glow worm has a trick that no human scientist or engineer has come close to emulating. The chemical reaction that produces the light ...

A small population of breeding glow worms have been discovered living in a Nottinghamshire heathland. Sherwood Forest Trust said it was "beyond excited" by the discovery at Sherwood Heath, a site of ...

KnowHow team explains: The glow-worm is not really a worm but a beetle. Glow-worms and fireflies belong to a family of beetles called the Lampyridae, deriving the name from their ability to emit light ...