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Beetles
Lightning Bugs
(Fireflies)
Lampyridae Family
There are many lightning bug species. Lightning bugs are not
flies as the name firefly suggests. They are actually members of a particular
family of the beetle. A lightning bug who is flashing its light is trying to
attract a mate. In most, but not all species of North American lightning bugs,
it is the male who fly's around flashing while female is waiting on vegetation,
usually close to the ground. When the female sees a flashing male she likes, she
responds by flashing her own light right after the male's flash. After a short
flashing chat between the two the will male fly toward the female. If all goes
well, they will mate.
Insects & Other Bugs
Unknown Insects & Other Bugs
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