A
bug with glowing light attached on the leave surface.
When
I was a
kid,
I caught several “glowing” bugs, and then put in the jar. I was
wonder why I didn’t see any light come out from the insects in the
daylight.
It
is because fireflies emits light to attract and respond their mates
in the dark. Yes, both males and females produce light in the night.
They
are hiding on the ground in the daylight, usually between grasses or
bushes. No, we
can’t see any “luminescence” emit from their body during
sleeping time.
Fireflies
just active after sunset, since they are nocturnal insects.
What
kind of foods the fireflies eat? Here are some of them:
-
pollen
-
nectar (from flowers)
-
dew droplets
-
smaller insects.
Firefly
on the hand (credit to CBC.Ca)
There
are 2,000 (two thousand) species of fireflies in the world, mostly
found in the warm and humid areas or tropical areas.
We
may see a lot of fireflies in South and Central America as well, in
addition to Asia region.
Interestingly,
it is said that not all fireflies species produce light in the USA.
Many fireflies in the Western USA less able to emit light, and no or
low population of fireflies in the Kansas state.
Few
states are found fireflies, we may observe them in the national
forests or parks. The states include:
-
Pennsylvania
-
Florida
-
South Carolina
-
Tennessee
Have
you seen fireflies in your country or place in recent days?
Interesting! No wonder people associate fireflies with romance.
ReplyDeleteI think they are beautiful. Have a good weekend
ReplyDeleteI seen them when I was a kid but not recently.
ReplyDeleteHave you Seen Fireflies in the Nature?
DeleteI love them :) In Ohio, we call them "lightning bugs".
ReplyDeleteHere in Poland we have them not.
ReplyDeleteWell, we have them ... I forgot about it. We call them "świetliki" :-)
DeleteWe have them here.
ReplyDeleteHave you Seen Fireflies in the Nature?
DeleteFireflies do exist here in our country but only to those places with lush nature. here in the city where it is very polluted, they seldom visit. but on the remote islands they do thrive, I was able to see a couple on a vacation trip in the mountains ten years ago :)
ReplyDeleteWow. I've never seen fireflies in real life, only in comic books, and read about them in books when I was a child. Nature is wonderful. 💚
ReplyDeleteWhen I was a kid, we used to collect fireflies every night, If you can believe we had glass jars with a lid with holes in it. Then we would let them go before we went to bed. I lived in New Jersey and we were inundated with them.
ReplyDeleteAmazing firefly. I have seen them, caught them with my hands and observe them before letting them go into the dark again.
ReplyDeleteHave you Seen Fireflies in the Nature?
DeleteVery interesting
ReplyDeleteI like fireflies so much. In my garden live 4 fireflies.
ReplyDeletene ho viste tante da ragazzina,quando andavamo in vacanza in una zona
ReplyDeletetra mare e campagna..era bellissimo quel periodo e tu me l'hai fatto rivivere!
buona domenica
Have you Seen Fireflies in the Nature?
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When I was a kid, I caught several “glowing” bugs, and then put in the jar. I was wonder why I didn’t see any light come out from the insects in the daylight.
It is because fireflies emits light to attract and respond their mates in the dark. Yes, both males and females produce light in the night.
They are hiding on the ground in the daylight, usually between grasses or bushes. No, we can’t see any “luminescence” emit from their body during sleeping time.
Fireflies just active after sunset, since they are nocturnal insects.
What kind of foods the fireflies eat? Here are some of them:
- pollen
- nectar (from flowers)
- dew droplets
- smaller insects.
interesting post!
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Have you Seen Fireflies in the Nature?
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There are 2,000 (two thousand) species of fireflies in the world, mostly found in the warm and humid areas or tropical areas.
We may see a lot of fireflies in South and Central America as well, in addition to Asia region.
Interestingly, it is said that not all fireflies species produce light in the USA. Many fireflies in the Western USA less able to emit light, and no or low population of fireflies in the Kansas state.
Few states are found fireflies, we may observe them in the national forests or parks. The states include:
- Pennsylvania
- Florida
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
Have you seen fireflies in your country or place in recent days?
Wow!I have never seen a firefly in real!
ReplyDeleteI only met this one once and that was really many years ago in 1977 and that was in the black forest of Germany when I once wanted to sleep in the woods with my fiancée (now my husband) and my husband woke up from these beautiful insects but did not know then what it was. immediately dared not lie outside anymore. hahaha. Really a great experience that the animals glowed up in the dark. Never seen since. But the memory is still alive.
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