Lightning bugs find a resting spot on some shady leaf during the day. They're mainly nocturnal, as they're lights are best seen in the dark, and they communicate using sight.

Yes, they are actually. As fast as they are dieing out now, it is estimated that they will be extinct in 40-60 years. The biggest problem that is killing them off is light pollution and the loss of their habitat. Though thousands of kids catching as many as they can probably isn't helping much either.

Fireflies are harder to find in Illinois due to pesticides.

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Lightning bugs, or fireflys, are found on every continent.

no. I say that because vampire's don't exsist.

well there are chemicals in the fireflies abdomen and they react with each other thus creating the glow this process is called the chemiluminiscence hope i helped. ^_^

Fireflies usually come out at night a little after sunset.

Fireflies are the only insect that can produce light thru bioluminescence.

Communicate, eat and make mating arrangements are the activities of lightning bugs [Lampyridae family] during the night. They tend to be nocturnal. So they communicate and organize their mating by way of their glowing abdomens and their flight patterns. Adult fireflies don't have to eat. But those that do prefer the pollen and the insects that are available once the sun goes down.

Because they're nocturnal insects, fireflies [Lampyridae family] tend not to come out during the day. They prefer the pollen and the insects that they find at night. Additionlly, they use their lighted abdomens as part of their mating procedure. The abdomen may be lighted during the day, but not sufficiently visible or attractive to the opposite lightning bug sex.

Lightning bug season is generally between three and four months in duration. This season corresponds to the warm summer months.

Yes they do have backbones.

yes they do

Fireflies will fly close to dawn. As the sun crests in the East, you'll see less of them, until they're gone. Normally, fireflies will sleep in bushes, gardens, hedges, just about anywhere they can catch warmth. July is the best month to see them in clusters. It's said that the firefly will " flash" for the last time just before dawn, and don't come out at night until the sun is ready to set.

Every single animal in the world mates. It is the only way they can produce offspring. The sole exception are some creatures (certain worms, for example) that are hermaphroditic, and are self-fertile.

There are different types of Lightning bugs. Some females will lay hundreds of eggs and others will lay only about 40. How many hatch out as larva depends on how many eggs were deposited and if they survive predators. There are 4 stages to their growth into an adult lightning bug. They start as an egg, then hatch into larva, pupa and then a lightning bug.

No, lightning bugs do not eat grass. Lightning bugs eat snails, worms, pollen, and flower parts, and other insects. The insects must be chopped up for the lightning bugs.

Black is the color of a lightning bug [Lampyridaefamily]. Two red spots are on either side of the head. The upper wings are lined in yellow. The abdomen glows yellow-green, for communicating and organizing mating behaviors at night.

Bats and they are harmless ,they can 'see' you with their echo location chirps so just wonder at them ,they will not bite you or get stuck in your hair.

Bats only come out at night. Most of the birds don't fly at night. So, those are probably bats

The light that a firefly creates is the result of a combination of four different ingredients. This light is produced through a chemical reaction involving Luciferin, which is a substrate, Luciferase, an enzyme, ATP, and oxygen . The light producing section of the body is located in the sixth or seventh abdominal section of the firefly. It is within this cavity that the two compounds Luciferin and Luciferase are stored. A firefly will draw oxygen in through its complex system of air tubes and expose the oxygen to the Luciferin and the Luciferin will then oxidize and activate the Luciferase. This will generate a light that will shine through the skeleton of the abdomen. It is important to note that scientists disagree about the method that the fireflies use to control the duration of their flashes. One theory, known as the "Oxygen Control Theory", explains that fireflies can control the length and duration of their light by regulating the amount of oxygen that they intake . If little or no oxygen reaches the part of the firefly known as the phonic organ, the chemical reaction will not be extremely strong and the light of the firefly will not shine very brightly or for a lengthy duration. Another theory, known as the "Neural Activation Theory" states that fireflies have neural control over the activity of structures called "tracheal end cells" . These structures aid in the initiation of the chemical reaction. Whether or not the fireflies have physical or neural control over their ability to produce light, their method of creating the light that emanates from their bodies is extremely efficient. Very little heat is given off of this light which means that not very much energy is wasted at all. This "cold light" has a 96% efficiency rating; which, when compared to an incandescent light that has only 10% efficiency, is rather impressive.