The Waitomo Glowworm Caves, located in the southern Waikato region of
the North Island of New Zealand, is a famous attraction because of
glowworms or Arachnocampa luminosa. They are around the size of an
average mosquito, bioluminescent creatures that produce a blue-green
light and are found exclusively in New Zealand.
The Waitomo Glowworm Caves were first explored in 1887 by local Maori
Chief Tane Tinorau accompanied by an English surveyor Fred Mace. Local
Maori people knew of the Caves existence, but the subterranean caverns
had never been extensively explored until Fred and Tane went to
investigate. The limestone formations in the Waitomo Glowworm Caves were
formed when the region was still under the ocean about 30 million years
ago.
Source : en.wikipedia.org
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