Between 33 percent and 50 percent of the species of the North Island might have vanished in the long interval between the arrival of people on Aotearoa and canoes a disconcerting memory of the fact ...

This world-famous natural wonder, which is situated about 120 miles south of Auckland, features a boat ride through Glowworm Grotto, where thousands of glowworms illuminate the cave ceiling. New ...

Arachnocampa luminosa is a gnat species native to New Zealand. These small insects look like normal mosquitos as adults, but, as larvae, they are proof that sometimes real life is stranger — and more ...

New Delhi: The Waitomo Glowworm Caves, located just outside the main Waitomo township on the North Island of New Zealand, is a famous attraction and occupy a high placing in the New Zealand vacation ...

Those glowworms are technically known as arachnocampa luminosa (glowing spider-worms, or perhaps a Harry Potter spell?), and they really do light up. Thousands of the creatures make their homes in ...