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'@@ -1,0 +1,1 @@ +[https://http://bestroofs.co.in/Roofing-Contractors.html bestroofs.co.in]Scientists are trying to save's England's dwindling glow worm population by introducing them into a preserved fragment of their natural habitat in Devon. <br>Populations of the common glow worm - which is actually not a worm but a beetle - have fallen by around three quarters since the start of the century.<br>Hotter and drier weather conditions mean glow worms have less of their prey - slugs and snails, which prefer damper conditions - to feed on.<br>Harsher council measures over cutting down bushes and clearing hedges have also left the unique creature with less of its natural habitat to be able to survive.<br>As a result, a team of two ecologists have set aside a patch of ancient water meadow to release glow worms back into the wild.<br>The Keep It Wild project, which is currently being [ ], may also lead to other threatened species being preserved at the location.<br>Scroll down for video <br> The beetle is well-known for its glowing behind, but this treasured species is becoming a rarer sight in rural England<br> RELATED ARTICLES [# Previous] [# 1] [# Next] [/sciencetech/article-7961761/Artificial-light-threatening-survival-fireflies-disrupting-mating-displays.html Artificial light pollution is threatening the survival of... ] [/sciencetech/article-8398589/Invasive-animals-brought-protected-areas-humans-native-species-risk.html Nine in 10 protected areas worldwide are under threat from... ] [/sciencetech/article-8380083/Endangered-species-seahorse-returns-former-stronghold-lockdown.html Endangered spiny seahorse returns to its former stronghold... ] [/sciencetech/article-8376925/Animals-plants-dying-fastest-rate-dinosaur-extinction.html Animals and plants are dying off at the fastest rate since... ] <br><br><br><br>Share this article<br>Share<br>108 shares<br><br><br>‘We are making a brand new nature reserve and is a site of interest for rewilding projects,' Dr Rob Thomas, a senior lecturer in biosciences at Cardiff University, told [ ].<br>‘The glow worms are currently being bred in captivity.<br><br>This is the first time they have been bred in captivity for reintroduction.'<br>Derek Gow, a freelance ecologist also working on the project, is breeding larvae in old butter tubs for release into Tamarstone Meadow on the Devon-Cornwall border.<br>He hopes to release at least 500 of the tiny beetles per site within two years, once they're ready.<br> A female Lampyris noctiluca, better known as a glow worm, in the night. The female is similar in appearance to the larva, but is unmistakable when she lights up at night<br>Keep it Wild Trust will make up for a variety of damaging practices that have seen glow [http://news.sky.com/search?term=worm%20populations worm populations] plummet in England in less than 20 years.<br>According to a study published in [ ] earlier this year, glow worm numbers have fallen 75 per cent since 2001, due in part to hacking away of unmanaged vegetation under council orders, as well as other factors. <br>Gow has previously attributed declines to pesticides and the 'myopic mindset of bored men with big machines and no care'. <br>‘The idea is to explore the possibility of restoring this insect to environments where it has been lost,' he told [ ].<br>‘Tidying up the British countryside has led to this - insecticides, changing agricultural practices, mowing lawns, clearing hedges.'<br>Glow worms famously have bioluminescence - the emission of yellowish-green light from their translucent backside.<br>The legendary nightly glow of a female glow worm, best observed in grasslands throughout June and July, helps attract mates.<br>The curious creature climbs up plant stems and glows in order to attract the males, who have large, photosensitive eyes for scanning vegetation at night. <br> Larva of common glow-worm (Lampyris noctiluca) feeding on a slug in the wild. The larvae of Glow-worms are predators, feeding on slugs and snails.<br><br>They kill their prey by delivering a series of toxic bites, injecting digestive proteins that paralyse and eventually dissolve the soft body of the slug or snail<br>The larvae of glow-worms, which also emit a stunning display of light, are predators, feeding on slugs and snails.<br>They kill their prey by delivering a series of toxic bites, injecting digestive proteins that paralyse and eventually dissolve the soft body of the slug or snail.<br>While the Glow-worm is waiting for this process to happen, it might get a cheeky ride on the snail's back, keeping away from the sticky mucus it produces.<br>A greater abundance of glow worms would therefore be a good thing for British crops, according to Dr Thomas.<br>‘It's a surprising diet in a way as they eat slugs and snails so they perform a useful ecological function,' he said.<br>‘Having these predatory invertebrates around is a way of keeping pest insect species under control.'<br> This Tamarstone watermeadow on the Devon-Cornwall border, which is being preserved for glow worms and possibly other species in the future<br>The Tamarstone Meadow in North Devon is a tiny fragment of a habitat that was once much more widespread in the UK.<br>The ancient water meadow was saved by a crowd-funding project in the autumn of 2019 and is now run by the Keep It Wild Trust.<br>As well as acting as a home for multiple species, the Trust's work will also help improve the access to the preserved sanctuary for visitors.<br>The team are eyeing another site in Kingston in south London. 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