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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]
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 ]
They are among the "flashing" (as opposed to continuous-glow) fireflies known as "lightning bugs" in North America, although they are not too distantly related to the flashing fireflies in the Lampyrinae; as the most basal lineages of that subfamily do not produce light at all, the Photurinae's flashing signals seem to be convergent evolution. [2]
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.
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.
Lennon’s son Sean Ono Lennon, 49, accepted the award on the band’s behalf, telling the crowd in Los Angeles: “Play the Beatles music to your kids. I feel like the world can’t afford to ...
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.
(Spiders, bed bugs, and fleas don’t hibernate in the winter, sadly.) There are ways to deter the critters from coming your way, especially if you use insect repellent or bug spray, but there’s ...