Waitomo Glowworm Caves, New Zealand

In New Zealand is an amazing cave of Waitomo, also known under the unofficial name of the Cave of Fireflies. It is tiny fireflies that cover the vault and walls of the cave and make the atmosphere in it special. The flickering of a thousand tiny dots resembles the flickering of stars in the night sky. Travellers from all over the world come to admire this amazing natural phenomenon. A popular cave in New Zealand is inhabited by a special kind of mosquito Arachnocampa luminosa, which live exclusively in caves and grottoes.

The extraordinary flickering of thousands of insects is just one of the wonders that can be seen in the walls of the Waitomo cave. The larvae of mosquitoes attach the finest threads to the walls of the cave, which are covered with drops of sticky liquid. Mosquitoes highlight these elegant "beads" and, thus, attract other insects that feed on them. Thus, in the cave there is an amazing form of life, which almost does not border life on the surface of the earth.

The Witomo Glowworm Caves is the only cave in the world in which natural light is taking place. The discoverer of the unusual cave is an English explorer Fred Mays, who discovered it in 1887. He explored the area, accompanied by the leader of the Maori Tana Tinorau. About the amazing phenomenon of nature Aborigines learned much earlier than Europeans. There is a cave on the North Island, in the territory of the Waikato region. According to scientists, it is one of the oldest on the planet, the age of the cave is several million years. Next - Phraya Nakhon Cave