dismalite means the carnivorous larva of the gnat Orfelia fultoni, which emits bright, blue light via bioluminescence. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 100 out of 100.
Etymology
From Dismal(s Canyon) + -ite, named after the place where these creatures are found.
noun
- The carnivorous larva of the gnat Orfelia fultoni, which emits bright, blue light via bioluminescence.“Although the creatures known locally as Dismalites are "close cousins" of rare glowworms found in Australia and New Zealand, they are actually fly larvae related to fungus gnats, said Auburn University entomologist Gary Mullen, who has studied the insects.”