Look at http://www.byteland.org/naturalist/firefly_faq.html
I haven't seen fireflies since the 1970s
yes I've seen it, before it was gross!
At night is the time during which fireflies [Lampyridae family] eat. They tend to be nocturnal insects. But that doesn't guarantee that they'll be seen feeding. Adult fireflies may choose to eat plant pollen and insects. Or they choose not to eat at all.
Fireflies appear at night time, when it is dark.
There are more than one species of fireflies in Illinois. The two kinds of fireflies to be seen there are in the genus Pyractomena and Plotinus.
Whether or not fireflies will appear on Long Island in New York this year is unknown. They were at one time found in huge numbers there but due to development and light pollution, they are disappearing quickly.
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Yes, the light emitted by fireflies is considered visible radiation. It falls within the visible spectrum of light that can be seen by the human eye.
Most of the time fireflies are in large groups and they eat mosquitoes so if I were a mosquito I would stay away.
No tried it last year and they did not eat it 😭
Fireflies live in grass. The males are the ones generally seen lighting up as the females watch and wait for a pattern they like in which case they will fly to him and let him know they like him by repeating his pattern.
Yes, we see the fireflies in southeastern Idaho at Downata Hot Springs resort the middle of May to middle of June each year. They are located in our marshland that is supplied from warm water from our hot spring. Our camper and guests enjoy watching them each year.