Nature’s Illuminating Wonders!

The Enchanting World of Fireflies and Glowworms:

Photo by Ihor Malytskyi on Unsplash

A Summer Night Luminescence!

We step outside on a glorious summer night to witness thousands of unique flying insects flashing in unison. It’s a breathtaking spectacle!
As we relax on the veranda, Kate, our passionate entomologist, shares captivating stories about fireflies and glowworms.

She informs us that these are not flies but soft-bodied beetles from two families. There are 130 species found in the U.S.

Later, I learn more from Wikipedia.

By bazwal — https://www.inaturalist.org/phFirefly. (2024, June 20). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firefly

The primary families are:

Lampyridae (Fireflies):

The adult female of this family has no wings and is known in the literature as the glow worm.

By Basile Morin — Own work, CC BY-SA 4Elateroidea. (2024, July 10). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elateroidea

Phengodidae (Glowworm beetles, glowworms):

These insects are…