Facts about Lightening Bugs
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In the world of fireflys, the female is the pursuer
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The chemical light of a firefly can be used to study cells in certain diseases
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Fireflys are found in some areas of almost every continent
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Fireflys thrive in moist, humid conditions
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FIreflys protect themselves from being eaten by emitting drops of bitter, poisonous blood to ward off danger
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Some species of fireflys have guills
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Fireflys live as larvae longer than they live as adults
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An adult firefly may never eat since they only live long enough to mate and lay eggs
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FIreflys eat each other
Canabalistic tendencies aren't uncommon in the animal kingdom
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No one knows how the lightening bug controls its light
There are just some things we don't need to know
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The blinking of their lights are mating rituals
Amazing how nature has a way of making sure each species reproduces
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They hibernate under ground or underneath the layers of bark on a tree
Bugs, like bears, need their rest
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Lightening bugs have no body heat
This explains why they are only seen in the summer
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The larvae paralyze slugs and worms in order to eat them
Pure evil
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The larvae are called glow worms
They have 'worm' in their name but are still insects
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The light is a chemical process of mixing oxygen and luciferin
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chemical reactions are interesting
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Their light can be green, yellow or redish-yellow
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Non-existent in the western part of the US
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Subject of a song by Owl City
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Also known as fireflys
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