Fireflies In A Jar
by Donna Kennedy
Title
Fireflies In A Jar
Artist
Donna Kennedy
Medium
Digital Art - Mixed Media
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Fireflies In A Jar - AI+digital artwork by Donna Kennedy-edited in PS and Topaz Studio…
Also known as lightning bugs, fireflies are beetles. Most fireflies are winged. That’s different from other light-producing insects of the same family, called glowworms. (Animals that produce light are called luminescent.) There are about 2,000 firefly species. These insects often live in humid regions of Asia and the Americas, where they mostly feast on plant pollen and nectar.
Fireflies mostly use their light to “talk” to other fireflies and find a mate. They have special organs under their abdomens that take in oxygen. Inside special cells, they combine the oxygen with a substance called luciferin to make light with almost no heat. They use this light, called bioluminescence, to light up the ends of their abdomen.
Each firefly species has its own unique flashing pattern. When a male firefly wants to communicate with a female firefly, he flies near the ground while he flashes his light every six seconds. Once he’s near the ground, a female can more easily tell if he’s from the same species as she is. (Most female fireflies can’t fly) She answers his flashes by turning on her lights. Then the male finds her.
Fireflies (as well as their larvae) help to control garden pests like snails, slugs, cutworms, and aphids, so be sure to keep them around if you have them in your garden.
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February 25th, 2024
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