One man's Funnies: 2024

Friday, March 8, 2024

Glow-worms

Arachnocampa richardsae
Glow-worms
Greater Sydney / Blue Mountains
NSW, Australia

Glow-worms are insects having a bioluminescent larval stage.

The roof of a cave / overhang covered with glow-worms can look remarkably like a blue starry night sky ... due to the collective bioluminescent glow from the larvae.

The larva hangs down sticky silk threads from the ceiling of a cave. The glow from its head attracts prey and ensnare them in the threads.

Generally glow-worms have few predators.
Their greatest danger is from human interference.

More details are in wikipedia:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arachnocampa

Photos/videos here are from my trips:

- 2024-Mar-07 Night walk
Birdwood Gully, Springwood

- 2023-Dec-16 Abseil & swims at night
Grand Canyon, Blackheath

- 2020-Jul-11 Bushwalk
Glowworm Tunnel, Gardens of Stone NP

Almost all are taken by John Graham.
(unless stated otherwise)

1) Video: Glow-worm moving in UV light.

- Location: Birdwood Gully, Springwood

- Note: Slightly clearer videos are in:
YouTube: https://youtube.com/shorts/qHG3q9e_F48
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/C4Q9FUZCOUK/

2) Location: Grand Canyon, Blackheath

3) Location: Glowworm Tunnel, Gardens of Stone NP

Photographer: Yours Truly 😊

4) Location: Grand Canyon, Blackheath

5) Location: Grand Canyon, Blackheath

6) Location: Birdwood Gully, Springwood

7) Sticky threads hanging down from ceiling.
Location: Birdwood Gully, Springwood

Photographer: Melody

8) Location: Birdwood Gully, Springwood

9) Location: Birdwood Gully, Springwood

10) Sticky threads hanging down from ceiling.
Location: Birdwood Gully, Springwood

11) Sticky threads hanging down from ceiling.
Location: Birdwood Gully, Springwood

12) Sticky threads hanging down from ceiling.
Location: Birdwood Gully, Springwood

13) Sticky threads hanging down from ceiling.
Location: Birdwood Gully, Springwood

14) Sticky threads hanging down from ceiling.
Location: Grand Canyon, Blackheath

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Sunday, March 3, 2024

How to politely tell someone they are stupid

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How to politely tell someone they are stupid:

Wisdom has been chasing you.
But you have always been faster.

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Tuesday, February 13, 2024

Jonah swallwed by whale; teacher goes to Hell

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Teacher: It's physically impossible
for a whale to swallow a human
because, even though it's a large mammal,
its throat is very small.

Student: Jonah was swallowed by a whale.

Teacher: Again, it's physically impossible !

Student: Well, when I get to Heaven, I will ask Jonah.

Teacher: What if Jonah went to Hell ?

Student: Then you ask him.