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Photo#108955
Black Firefly Pupa - Lucidota atra

Black Firefly Pupa - Lucidota atra
Guelph, Wellington, Ontario, Canada
May 4, 2007
Size: 12 mm
I wasn't even aware that the larva I had was luminescent until I unintentionally disturbed the pupa while working in a low-light setting.
It glowed brightly, but not as intensely as depicted in this image, which is a fifteen-second exposure.

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