How to find glow real actual glow worms in the UK: Late June and early July is the best time to go on a glow-worm hunt. A good place to try is your nearest grassland nature reserve.
Choose a still, warm evening with a crescent moon (glow-worms are less likely to glow with a full moon), and try not to use a torch. Let your eyes adjust to the dark, and then you are more likely to pick out the faint green glow of the glow-worm. The flightless females are the ones who do most of the glowing, climbing up tall grass stalks, producing a greenish light to attract males (who look like typical beetles) as they fly along open areas in search of a mate. This bioluminescence is created through a chemical reaction in the beetle’s abdomen. It’s not only the female that glows: the larvae can glow as well, and even glow-worm eggs can emit light.
Alternatively, buy yourself a bag of gummy sour glow worms from us, and gobble them all up.
Contains 150g of sweets.
GUMMY SUGAR COATED GLOW WORMS INGREDIENTS: Glucose syrup, Sugar, Gelatine (Beef & Pork), Acids (Citric acid, Malic acid), Humectant (Glycerol), Gelling agents (Pectins), Flavourings, Fruit and vegetable concentrates (Safflower, Lemon, Blackcurrant, Carrot), Colours (E133, E160c).
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