It takes about two weeks for the firefly larvae to hatch. "If they dry out during that period, they're dead," Lewis said. The ...

The Florida Entomologist, Vol. 67, No. 4 (Dec., 1984), pp. 529-542 (14 pages) The firefly Pyractomena lucifera (Melsh.) occurs in fresh water marshes throughout the eastern half of temperate North ...

Congaree National Park is renowned for its spring firefly shows featuring Snappy Single Sync Fireflies. They need darkness, ...

According to firefly.org, “Most species of fireflies thrive as larvae in rotting wood and forest litter at the margins of ponds and streams” and don’t stray very far from where they were born.

Given that they are beetles undergoing metamorphic changes, fireflies require safe breeding grounds to allow their larvae to age. Even once their young have matured, fireflies tend to return to ...

But how did fireflies manage to catch lightning in a bottle? The answer is found in the bug's butt, or more specifically in its abdomen, in an organ called the lantern. This organ is a set of ...