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Most of what people call "glowworms" are not actually larval fireflies. Instead they are larviform females that never develop adult traits like wings. There are many bioluminescent predatory insects in the world, even within just North America.
One of my favorite examples is female fireflies in the genus Photuris. These females will mimic the flash patterns of female Photinus fireflies (a different genus) just because they like to eat male Photinus fireflies.
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