CATDOLL : CATDOLL: Firefly larvae predation (firefly larvae prey on snails)

1. What are the characteristics of fireflies?

Fireflies are characterized by their narrow, hemispherical heads, and the eyes of males are often larger than those of females.

Fireflies produce light when a chemical called luciferase interacts with oxygen in their bodies.

This chemical, called luciferase, acts like a switch to start the reaction. When the firefly produces luciferase, the firefly will emit a flash of light.

Fireflies have narrow, hemispherical heads, and the eyes of males are often larger than those of females.

The abdomen has 7 to 8 segments, and there is a light organ at the bottom of the end that can emit yellow-green light.

The eggs, larvae and pupae of fireflies are often able to glow, and the glow of adults can attract the opposite sex.

Firefly larvae prey on snails and small insects.

2. Do fireflies eat plants at night?

Fireflies are carnivorous insects that do not eat leaves. Fireflies are active at night, and their eggs, larvae, and pupae are often able to glow. The glow of adults can attract the opposite sex. The larvae prey on snails and small insects, and prefer to live in moist, warm places with lush vegetation. Firefly larvae are divided into aquatic and terrestrial. Larvae generally need 6 metamorphosis before entering the pupal stage. Larvae like to eat snails and crustaceans. After catching prey, they will first anesthetize it and then inject digestive fluid into its body to break down the meat.

3. How do fireflies survive?

Generally, firefly larvae prey on snails and small insects, and prefer to live in moist, warm and lush places. Adults only eat dew or pollen. In summer, they appear by rivers, ponds, and farmlands, and their range of activities generally does not leave clean water sources.

4. What are the larvae of fireflies?

Firefly larvae are worm-like, with flat or slightly cylindrical bodies. When feeding, they secrete saliva to paralyze snails, snails or other prey, and then secrete digestive juices to dissolve the prey's flesh, and live on the juice. Adults usually only eat dew, but some species also eat pollen and nectar; a few species prey on other small insects. In the wild, the lifespan is generally 3-7 days, but there are also some that can live as long as 10-20 days. Most species glow at all stages from eggs to adults.

5. What do you eat when you catch fireflies?

Fireflies are carnivorous when they are larvae, and their food includes snails, slugs, snails, earthworms, etc.

After transforming into adults, fireflies almost never eat or drink, and only consume dew and nectar, eventually starving themselves to death. Only a few adult fireflies will prey on small insects or other types of fireflies.

When firefly larvae find prey such as snails, they will first spray anesthetic toxins with the needles in their mouths. After the prey is anesthetized, they will inject a digestive enzyme to break the food into a thin and soft gravy, and then suck the juice with their mouths.