Lightning bugs! Lightning catapillar?!?

Question

So the Other day me and the family are catching lightning bugs. I happen to notice one on the ground and mark it up as an easy catch. But thats when i discovered it was actually sort of catapillar. It somewhat resembled a maggot, and it only had six legs near the head of it. the rear section behind the legs was the glowing part in symmetrical dots. can anybody give me any information on this insect? thank you!

Answer 1

look up"glow worm" lol

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glowworm