Glow-Worms

Today friends took me to Nicols Falls. This story about Nicols Falls is from the Otago Daily Times and written by Antony Hamil:

The 15m-high Nicols Falls are minor by Fiordland standards but make an interesting short walk.

Nicols Falls were a major Dunedin tourist attraction in the 1800s.

Visitors to the South Seas Exhibition of 1889-90 were routinely taken to the falls as they were Dunedin's greatest scenic attraction.

A track was built and a toll of 6 pence per person was charged by the landowner. Tragically, a Mr Jenkins died in 1894 while trying to climb to the top of the falls.

The creek became part of the Dunedin water catchment and by 1920 the public was prohibited access to the area. This has changed in recent times.

A visit is more interesting at night as the cliffs by the water intake and falls are the home to a large population of glow-worms.

The glow-worms lower sticky threads and emit light from their tails to capture insects for food. Once caught, the glow-worm retracts the thread and eats its insect prey.

 We did not go at night.  However, it was a nice little tramp.

Camelia and Nathan approach Nicols Falls.  Recalling 1894, they did not try to climb the falls.

Dunedin, Otago Harbour, and the Leith Valley from the fall track.

Of course I did not see any glow-worms, but I found a picture of one on the internet.  

Glow-worm

It does not look much like a worm to me.