Current research larva 25

Some notes and observations of Glow Worm larvae in captivity

Current total number of glows x 16 nights		329			Highest recorded number of glows per observation period		271
Current total average glows per night		20.56			Highest recorded number of glows per single minute period		8

Date: 07/09/13 ... Time: 00:00h-02:00h. ... Conditions: Indoors at room temperature. Substrate dry. ... Food available: No

Notes: No activity recorded.

Date: 08/09/13 ... Time: 23:00h-01:00h. ... Conditions: Indoors at room temperature. Substrate wet. ... Food available: No

Notes: No activity recorded. Larva caught a Snail during the afternoon.

Date: 09/09/13 ... Time: 22:00h-00:00h. ... Conditions: Indoors at room temperature. Substrate damp. ... Food available: No

Notes: No activity recorded.

Date: 10/09/13 ... Time: 22:00h-00:00h. ... Conditions: Indoors at room temperature. Substrate dry. ... Food available: No

Notes: Larva was noted to be active briefly during the afternoon.

Date: 11/09/13 ... Time: 22:00h-00:00h. ... Conditions: Indoors at room temperature. Substrate dry. ... Food available: Yes

Notes: No activity recorded during the observation period, but noted glowing well at 02:20h when it attacked a Snail and was feeding by morning.

Date: 12/09/13 ... Time: 22:00h-00:00h. ... Conditions: Indoors at room temperature. Substrate dry. ... Food available: Yes

Notes: Larva was thought to have been feeding during the day on the Snail caught on 11/09/13, but was found on top of the (still alive) Snail and glowing well at 20:45h. An hours observation from 20:50h-21:50h produced a total of 251 glows. The following two hour observation period saw the larva continue to produce a high number of glows (274) before feeding commenced just after 23:00h.

Date: 13/09/13 ... Time: 00:00h-02:00h. ... Conditions: Indoors at room temperature. Substrate wet. ... Food available: Yes

Notes: Larva continued to eat throughout the day and during the observing session, but did produce several glows later in the session.

Date: 14/09/13 ... Time: 23:00h-01:00h. ... Conditions: Indoors at room temperature. Substrate wet. ... Food available: No

Notes: No activity recorded.

Date: 15/09/13 ... Time: 22:00h-00:00h. ... Conditions: Indoors at room temperature. Substrate damp. ... Food available: No

Notes: No activity recorded.

Date: 16/09/13 ... Time: 23:00h-01:00h. ... Conditions: Indoors at room temperature. Substrate damp. ... Food available: No

Notes: No activity recorded.

Date: 17/09/13 ... Time: 22:00h-00:00h. ... Conditions: Indoors at room temperature. Substrate dry. ... Food available: No

Notes: No activity recorded.

Date: 18/09/13 ... Time: 22:00h-00:00h. ... Conditions: Indoors at room temperature. Substrate wet. ... Food available: Yes

Notes: No activity recorded until five glows noted within two minutes, just before the end of the observing session at 00:00h.

Date: 19/09/13 ... Time: 22:00h-00:00h. ... Conditions: Indoors at room temperature. Substrate damp. ... Food available: Yes

Notes: Larva suddenly became active for around ten minutes after 22:20h, with activity declining quickly and only occasional single glows recorded after 22:35h. A total of 48 glows recorded.

Date: 20/09/13 ... Time: 22:00h-00:00h. ... Conditions: Indoors at room temperature. Substrate dry. ... Food available: No

Notes: No activity recorded.

Date: 21/09/13 ... Time: 00:00h-02:00h. ... Conditions: Indoors at room temperature. Substrate dry. ... Food available: Yes

Notes: No activity recorded.

Date: 22/09/13 ... Time: 22:00h-00:00h. ... Conditions: Indoors at room temperature. Substrate dry. ... Food available: Yes

Notes: No activity recorded. Larva found eating a Snail during the day.




Glow Worm larvae observational data
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