### animal | arthropod | insect | beetle:

Firefly
* All fireflies glow as larvae.
* Every firefly species that flashes produces a unique pattern while courting.
* Fireflies Have some fun chasing and capturing fireflies
  - appear to light up for a variety of reasons
* Fireflies are a classic example of an organism that uses bioluminescence for sexual selection
  - kind of beetle that can make light
  - able to distinguish themselves through flashing patterns
* Fireflies are actually beetles
  - members of the beetle family
  - among the creatures that emit light at ordinary temperatures
  - animals
  - bioluminescent throughout their life cycles
  - carnivorous
  - delightful, magical creatures
  - easy to locate
  - electronic firefly LED lights for gardens and displays
  - found on almost every continent
  - in a pattern of decline
  - insects
  - located in nights
  - medically and scientifically useful
  - nocturnal for the most part, and are usually only seen at night
  - one of the great treats of summer nights
  - perhaps the best and most easily recognisable example of bioluminescence in nature
  - poisonous to bearded dragons, other reptiles, amphibians, and birds
  - primarily carnivorous
  - really little beetles
  - soft-bodied beatles
  - species of beetle , also commonly known as a lightning bug
  - the world's most efficient light producers
  - usually black or brown, with elongate bodies
  - well known for their nighttime light displays
  - winged beetles
  - attract a mate by flashing a signal that is specific to their species
  - begin to flash over the meadows as dusk deepens into night
  - blink their lights on and off by means of a bioluminescent belly
  - combine three special substances in their photic organs to make light
  - come in diffrent colors like brown, black, red and yellow
  - cut pile nylon floor covering recommended for hospitality spaces
  - dance and display their lights in midsummer
  - eat insects
* Fireflies eat other fireflies
  - emit light by the oxidation of luciferin
  - flash in the night to attract mates
  - flit in the trees
  - give off light in a rhythmic pattern to attract mates or send a warning signal to others
  - glow by bioluminescence
* Fireflies have a special organ that produces light
  - under the body that causes the light to turn on and off
  - an exoskeleton, which acts as a hard, protective layer
  - bulbs
  - light-producing chemicals in special organs inside their abdomens
  - short lifespans
  - three main body parts
  - wings
  - hibernate over winter during the larval stage, some species for several years
  - imitate each other
* Fireflies includes air sacs
  - brains
  - carapaces
  - cell membranes
  - cells
  - corpi
  - cytoplasm
  - faces
  - flight feathers
  - heads
  - nuclei
  - plasma membranes
  - quill feathers
  - sections
  - shells
  - skulls
  - thoraxes
  - vacuoles
  - inhale oxygen and exhale light with help from an enzyme
  - light up to attract a mate
* Fireflies like to live at the interface of forests or fields and water
  - in damp areas and dry areas
* Fireflies live for few weeks
* Fireflies live in both temperate and tropical climates throughout the world
  - warm and tropical countries
  - on every continent in the world, except Antarctica
  - only a few short weeks
  - look for their mates at night
* Fireflies love moisture and often live in humid regions of Asia and the Americas
  - warm, humid areas
  - possess a head, thorax, and abdomen
* Fireflies produce a greenish-white light
  - cold light
  - light in a similar way to how a glowstick works
  - start signaling at dusk and continue until late in the evening
  - stay on the ground during the day and frequent mowing disturbs populations
  - talk to each other with light
  - thrive in forests, fields and marshes near lakes, rivers, ponds, streams and vernal pools
  - twinkle every three seconds to attract mates
  - typically live east of Kansas and live in long-grassed areas
  - undergo complete metamorphosis from egg, larva, pupa to adult
* Fireflies use flickering lights to scare away their predators
  - fluorescence to communicate
* Fireflies use light as a means to attract and find mates, for example
* Fireflies use specific light patterns
* Fireflies use their flashes to attract mates
  - flashing lights to signal each other, attract mates and warn of danger
  - glow to attract other fireflies
* Fireflies use their lights to attract mates
* Many fireflies live for up to two months long.
* Most fireflies also have orange or yellow markings on their backside or head areas
  - are quite distasteful to eat and sometimes poisonous to vertebrate predators
* Most fireflies eat insects
  - other insects
  - feed on other small insects, but they also eat pollen
  - found in the United States are about an inch or less in length
* Most fireflies have bulbs
* Most fireflies live for few weeks
* Most fireflies produce cold light
  - use patterns
* Most fireflies use specific light patterns
* Some fireflies are active at dusk, others at full dark
  - cannibals
* Some fireflies eat earthworms
  - mites or even pollen
  - feed on bugs
* Some fireflies have diets
  - dual purposes
  - shields
  - synchronize their flash signals
* Some fireflies thrive in areas
  - environments
  - humid environments
  - wet areas
+ Firefly, Function: Beetles
  * All fireflies glow as larvae. Bioluminescence serves a different function in lampyrid larvae than it does in adults. It appears to be a warning signal to predators, since many firefly larvae contain chemicals that are distasteful or toxic.
  * Light in adult beetles was originally thought to used for similar warning purposes, but its main purpose is now thought to be mate selection. Fireflies are a classic example of an organism that uses bioluminescence for sexual selection
  - Habitat
  * Fireflies live in tropical climates in the United States, Latin America, Caribbean Island, and South East Asia. They also live east of Rocky Mountains. Fireflies like to live in damp areas and dry areas. Examples of damp areas are rain forests, streams, marshes, ponds and leaf piles. Examples of dry areas are backyards and meadows
+ Fly, Kinds of flies: Flies