Lightning bug aesthetic

The difference between the almost right word and the right word is really a large matter. It’s the difference between the lightning bug and the lightning. – Mark Twain in a letter to Ge…

Fireflies or Lightning bugs OR Lampyridae is a family of insects in the beetle order Coleoptera. They are winged beetles, and commonly called fireflies or lightning bugs for their conspicuous crepuscular use of bioluminescence to attract mates or prey. Fireflies produce a "cold light", with no infrared or ultraviolet frequencies. This chemically produced light from the lower abdomen may be yellow, green, or pale red, with wavelengths from 510 to 670 nanometers.

Our suburban night skies give us dazzling light shows. Public fireworks grow more spectacular each July 4. Illegal backyard explosives also seem more plentiful and grander. Even Mother Nature has chi...

Lightning bugs or fireflies put on the most magical show of summer. Turns out, what you call them has more to do with where you're from than the insects.

Nothing says summer like the soft glow of lightning bugs in your backyard. You can take a few easy steps to attract fireflies to your yard.

Catching lighting bugs! Spent hours doing this. Would put them in an empty soda can. Not sure why, that doesn't even make a good night light.

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for inspiration theme week, so glad you made this group rosie thanks x i often run out of ideas.