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Stunning photos of New Zealand's glowing underground cave world will take your breath away

Jack Sommer,Erin BrodwinJul 21, 2015, 19:50 IST

Joe Michael

Deep in the limestone caves of New Zealand rest colonies of glow worms that emit a blue-green light strong enough to illuminate the caves they live in.

These wonderful yet strange creatures are called arachnocampa luminosa. They're native to a northern part of the country called North Island.

Auckland photographer Joseph Michael documented the awe-striking creatures, which live in caves said to be as ancient as 30 million years old, by spending countless hours in the caves' ice-cold water.