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glow worm

n. a drunkard; an alcoholic. (From glow.) Gary came out of the bar and tripped over a napping glow worm near the entrance to the alley.

See also: glow, worm

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Many experts believe numbers of glow worms (lampyris noctiluca) are on the decline due to pesticides, loss of habitat and light pollution.

Curious naturalist sheds light on glow worm issue

* Glow worms with spreading more light attract bait into itself and eventually share the victim with other worms.

Diagnosis of diabetes using a combination of the Sugeno fuzzy inference systems and glow worms algorithms

The Glow Worm Clustering Algorithm emerges out to be the winner with the Wolf-Pack Clustering Algorithm and the Krill-herd Clustering Algorithm both to be the second best.

An Ad-Hoc approach for data clustering using meta-heuristic algorithms

The walk is to be led by two volunteer wardens, Howard and Serena Eccles, who will explain that the glow worm isn't a worm but a beetle.

Walk and talk about nature

| A female glow worm trying |to attract a male (main), the streets lamps and Jenni Cox who has been recording them

It's official Great Orme glow worms don't like doing it with lights on; Council turn off street lamps ...as they were interfering with insects' mating habits

She likes being in her bouncer and she's got a glow worm toy whose face lights up when you push it.

'Lexi-Mae is always happy despite op'

The glow worm is a Durham Biodiversity Action Plan species and is thought to be in serious decline in Durham and Tyne and Wear.

Call for volunteers to give it a glow

Many insects, including ground beetles, and even the glow worm larvae, enjoy eating them too - so never try to control any of these.

Gardening: Slime buster; Wipe out those snails and slugs

Trainer Michael Jarvis landed a double with Viera in the Glow Worm High Efficiency Combi Median Auction Maiden Stakes came as something of a surprise.

RACING: Golfing punters get in the swing

Nottingham next and the best bet there could come in the 9.07pm over 300m with Glow Worm looking good to shrug off a short absence.

Open Check: Melbridann the call at Crayford

William Hill bet: 2-1 Nedawi, 7-2 The Glow Worm, 6 High And Low, 13-2 Sadian, Star Begonia, 8 Dark Moondancer, Ta Lim, 9 Sunshine Street, 25 Eco Friendly, 250 Ardleigh Charmer.

SEA MISSES LEGER

You have disclosed your dislike of the Welsh language and culture zealously, although your camouflage is as obvious as that of a glow worm in the mating season.

Money talks

Glow Worm has been in good heart, winning three in a row here, and has to be respected although all the evidence of his overall form suggests he could well struggle against a greyhound of the calibre of Parliament Act especially from trap one.

Parliament too classy an act for rivals; Parliament Act: brilliant sprinter looks set for Monmore win

A GLOW worm hunt will be held at Kenilworth Common on Friday.

Glowing in the dark

This year Catherine will be the only woman with a Derby runner, the strongly fancied outsider The Glow Worm, owned by her in partnership with Chris Wright, chairman of Chrysalis Records.