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The Lampyridae are a family of elateroid beetles with more than 2,000 described species, many of which are light-emitting. They are soft-bodied beetles commonly called fireflies, lightning bugs, or glowworms for their conspicuous production of light, mainly during twilight, to attract mates. [5]
P. pensylvanica is a somewhat flattened beetle 11 millimetres (0.43 in) to 15 millimetres (0.59 in) in length. [6] Its primary color is black, but it has two bright red eyespots on its thorax , as well as yellow edging on its thorax and wing cases and usually a lengthwise yellow stripe partway down the center of each of the latter.
Between 1963 and 1966, the Beatles' songs were released on different albums in the United Kingdom and the United States. In the UK, 30 songs were released as non-album singles, while appearing on numerous albums in the US. Since the remastering of the band's catalogue on CDs in the 1980s, the Beatles have a primary "core catalogue" of 14 albums ...
While these bugs aren’t bioluminescent, they are often mistaken for fireflies, the most famous light-emitting insects! Soldier beetles are known for their heads mimicking a firefly’s colors.
The band underwent many name and membership changes, culminating in 1962 with the famous line-up of Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr. After the Beatles disbanded in 1970, each of the four members went on to have success, both as solo acts and with their own groups.
They live on in film as well, with movies centered around their music, including 2007’s Across the Universe and 2019’s Yesterday as well as documentaries like 2021’s The Beatles: Get Back ...
Photinus pyralis, also known by the common names the common eastern firefly [3] or big dipper firefly, [4] and sometimes called a "lightning bug", [5] is a species of flying beetle. An organ on its abdomen is responsible for its light production. [ 6 ]
For this edition of the Scrub Hub, we looked at if fireflies are disappearing across Indiana. The answer is yes, hurt by chemicals and light pollution.