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Firefly…

It's a quite, warm summer night, and the woods are empty for miles. As the sun sets, small flashes of light being to flicker through the trees. At first there are only a few, but soon there are hundreds of flashing lights floating in the forest. Fireflies come out in the evening.

Flying bugs!!

Fireflies are beetles, also called beetles. Most fireflies have wings. This differs from other luminous insects of the same family called fireflies. There are about 2000 species of fireflies. These insects often live in humid region of Asia and America, and feed mainly on plant pollen and nectar. Firefly larvae are fireflies like newly hatched fireflies that are not fully developed, including wings but eat earthworms, snails and insects. They primarily use their light to talk with other fireflies to find mates. Under the abdomen there is a special organ that takes in oxygen. Specialized cells combine oxygen with a substance called luciferin to produce light with little heat. They use thi light, called bioluminescent, to illuminate the edge of their abdomen.

Each type of firefly has it's own blinking pattern. When a male firefly wishes to communicate with a female firefly, it flies near the ground, blinking its lights every 6 seconds. When he's close to the ground, a female can easily tell if he's of the same species as her. Put it on, then the men find her.

Predictors such as birds and toads receive a different messages from these lights. Fireflies are easy to spot by their glow, but they are rarely eaten. This is because fireflies release poisonous and foul-smelling blood droplets. Their blinking is a warning light to keep predators away.

Lights out?

Fireflies are not endangered, but scientists are concerned. In recent years, insects have become less common in the summer. Pesticide use and habitat loss may be impacting populations as well as light pollution. Too much light at night can be harmful to wildlife, affecting migration patterns and hunting abilities. In the case of fireflies, light pollution interfaces with their attempts to signal each other. Scientists aren't sure how much the firefly population has declined. They are difficult to tag and track due to their small size. Adult fireflies also live only one to three weeks, making them difficult to count. Scientists are working on ways to better track and protect these insects.