The bluest known bioluminescense of any insect is produced by larvae of a predatory keroplatid gnat, Orfelia fultoni, which lure flying insects to a sticky silk trap. Gatlinburg, Tennessee, USA.

#Bioluminescence #Keroplatidae #Diptera

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 @a461cadf wasn’t there an x-files episode in the first season a bit like this? Think they were green though.