Table 1. EDX values of the different elements and chemicals, given in atomic%, present in the different glowworm species.

	A. luminosa			A. richardsae		A. tasmaniensis
Elements *	Thread [atom %]	Crystal Chamber-dried [atom %]	Crystal Air-dried [atom %]	Thread [atom %]	Crystal Chamber-dried [atom %]	Thread [atom %]	Crystal Chamber-dried [atom %]
Carbon	27–29	20–29	27–29	52–55	3–11	50–52	24–31
Nitrogen	3–4	≤ 4	6–8	20–22	64–68	15–17	4–9
Oxygen	67–68	64–66	47–49	20–22	0.6–0.8	19–21	30–32
Sodium	0.1–0.4	1.6–2.0	0.2–0.4	2–3	0.01–0.1	1.4–1.8	≤ 0.4
Magnesium	- 0.06	≤ 0.04	0.06–1.4	0.1–0.2	0.2–0.5	0.2–0.4
Phosphorus	0.6–1	0.6–1.1	≤ 0.03	1.5–2	0.1–0.3	1–1.5
Sulphur	0.2–0.6	1.5–3.0	1–1.6	0.2–0.3	≤ 0.1	0.15–3	1.5–2.5
Chloride	≤ 0.02	≤ 0.03	≤ 0.33		≤ 0.1	0.2–0.3	0.1–1
Potassium	≤ 0.2	1.4–4	0.2–0.5		≤ 0.1	0.5–0.7	2–3.5
Calcium			≤ 0.1			1.5–1.6

*excluding elements (Aluminium, Silicium, Copper) present in the stubs