How do glow-worms glow?
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The female glow-worm possesses a lantern which is used to signal to a winged mate to fly above.
The lantern has a see through layer of skin, like a lens of a lamp. Behind this is an oily layer of tissues that produces light through chemical reactions, and another layer that acts as a reflector.
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