Why Do Insects Glow?: Bug Hunter Series
Catalogue Number: 272706
Producer: 2727185 ONTARIO INC.
Producers: Robertson, Jane
Directors: Johnson-Vosberg, Colette
Producing Agencies: Firestarter Productions
Subject: Science, Social Studies
Language: English
Grade Level: 3 - 5, 6 - 8
Country Of Origin: Canada
Copyright Year: 2020
Running Time: 8:41
Entomologist Morgane wants to know why bugs glow, and how? She begins by looking at New Zealand glow worms in the lab and in a cave and reveals how these creatures are able to light up. In the Northern Hemisphere, we examine the firefly and their larvae. These insects’ glow through a process called bioluminescence which is a chemical reaction that happens within the bug itself. We’ll also find out about Click Beetles glowing eyes and a glowing scorpion!
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