Sujet

'Glow-worm Grotto' at Waitomo Caves

Légende

New Zealand, Glow-worm Grotto' at Waitomo CavesA small tourist boat glides across the still waters of the 'Glow-worm Grotto' at Waitomo Caves, which is illuminated by thousands of insects (the fungus gnat Arachnocampa luminosa). Caption reads WAITOMO CAVE, AUCKLAND PROVINCE. THE ENTRANCE TO THE GLOW-WORM GROTTO. A HUGE AND APPARENTLY ENDLESS CANOPY OF STARRY LIGHT SPREADS OVERHEAD AS THE SMALL BOAT FLOATS OVER GLASSY WATERS. MILLIONS OF TINY GLOW-WORMS, WHOSE LIGHT ATTRACTS EVEN TINIER INSECTS TO THEIR DEATH WITH A STICKY WEB, ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS BEAUTIFUL UNDERGROUND DISPLAY OF LIGHT, 1966. 2005/010/1/16/8.

Date

01 févr. 1966

Crédit

Photo12/Bristol Archives/UIG

Notre référence

UMG20A07_166

Model release

Non

Property release

Non

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

46,2Mo (4,1Mo) / 30,4cm x 38,1cm / 3588 x 4497 (300dpi)

Mots clés

New Zealand Glow-worm Grotto' at Waitomo CavesA small tourist boat glides across the still waters of the 'Glow-worm Grotto' at Waitomo Caves which is illuminated by thousands of insects (the fungus gnat Arachnocampa luminosa) Caption reads WAITOMO CAVE AUCKLAND PROVINCE THE ENTRANCE TO THE GLOW-WORM GROTTO A HUGE AND APPARENTLY ENDLESS CANOPY OF STARRY LIGHT SPREADS OVERHEAD AS THE SMALL BOAT FLOATS OVER GLASSY WATERS MILLIONS OF TINY GLOW-WORMS WHOSE LIGHT ATTRACTS EVEN TINIER INSECTS TO THEIR DEATH WITH A STICKY WEB ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS BEAUTIFUL UNDERGROUND DISPLAY OF LIGHT 1966