Synopsis
Nature's most spectacular but lethal light show. The Cerrado grasslands come to life at night when the larva of headlight beetles glow bright green to attract their insect prey
- Programme: The Hunt
- Episode: 05: Nowhere to Hide (Plains)
- Channel: BBC One
- Broadcast year: 2015
- Geography | Ecosystems | Biomes | Biomes and their characteristics
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