What's the difference between a firefly and a lightning bug? Lightning bug and firefly are simply different names for the ...

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 America. Larvae captured prey both ...

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 ...

But if the web belongs to an orb-weaver and the bug is a male firefly, it seems the trapped firefly — once bitten — ends up imitating a female’s flash pattern and luring other males to their ...

Firefly larvae sometimes hunt communally, and feed on slugs, snails, earthworms and other insects by injecting paralyzing fluid before consuming their prey. Fireflies live on every continent except ...