Found a female firefly, in a typical larval looking form.
The pictures don't capture the glow we saw , originating from the bottom. Dull flourescent green

On reading, it seems the females are the more influential half of the night twinkling that happens, controlling reproduction, mistresses of chemistry, & even being femmes fatales.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firefly

#firefly #glowworm #beetles #beetlemania #IndiasNature #entomology #nature #bioluminescence

*As seen on an a4 sheet with a printed table