Firefly ( Photinus ) sp.) by larose forest photos

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20-JUN-2015	Christine Hanrahan

Firefly (Photinus) sp.)

Reveler Conservation Area

This is not a fly, it is a beetle, and it is the little insect that emits light on hot summer nights: the firefly. Also sometimes called lightning bug.

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Dan Greenberg		12-Sep-2018 18:27
You learn something new everyday - hopefully. I had no idea they were beetles. Stellar capture of this one in a perfectly complimentary setting. Wonderful color and detail ~VVV~

Ika Zinka Eferl		26-Sep-2015 09:45
Very nice macro!V

Walter Otto Koenig		25-Sep-2015 15:32
Very cool close up of this firefly. Nice details and colors. "V"

Irene Wehrli		25-Sep-2015 15:24
Another wonder of nature - I just heard of them, but never saw one… Irene

Torben Jorgensen		25-Sep-2015 12:07
Superb shot and composition. V

Pierre Martin		25-Sep-2015 11:42
great catch Christine! look like photinus marginellus, but...... ain't sure!

Stephanie		25-Sep-2015 11:40
Nice capture of this cute little lightening bug! V

Isabel Cutler		25-Sep-2015 11:16
Thank you for setting me straight. I didn't know that fireflies were beetles! They remind me of sunflower seeds.

Helen Betts		25-Sep-2015 07:38
Interesting to see what a firefly actually looks like! Excellent closeup, Christine. V.

Tom LeRoy		25-Sep-2015 06:53
Wonderful close up, I'm always amazed to see these when walking in the late evening woods. V

globalgadabout		25-Sep-2015 01:59
looks modest enough, yet what a great light show they can produce....the beetle is well defined in your fine shot..

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