"I found what looked like a cut worm in my Grandmother's garden one night. It was glowing a soft blue color. Nope. I didn't eat it."

"Glowworms-Family Phengodidae. These somewhat uncommon beetles closely related to fireflies. The short-lived, nocturnal males often have feathery antennae. The wingless, luminescent females, which are very larva-like in appearance, give rise to the common name. They range up to about 1 inch in length and are found on foliage or on the ground. The nocturnal larvae generally occur in forests beneath decaying logs and in leaf litter, the typical habitat of the millipedes they feed on. Although they are specialist predators of millipedes, they will feed on soft-bodied insects or other invertebrates. This is a small family of about 170 described species which occur mainly in the tropical regions of the Western Hemisphere. However, they are fairly commonly seen throughout the Midwest, with about 30 species occuring in North America."