CATDOLL : CATDOLL: What is the temperature at which fireflies can survive?

1. What are the conditions for breeding fireflies?

The feeding device can be a wire cage or a glass bottle, but be sure to leave ventilation holes. You can also use a transparent plastic box, but also be sure to leave ventilation holes. It is best to use iron gauze as a cover. This kind of insect will not fight or bite each other, so multiple insects can be raised together. You can put some young locust leaves or freshly picked grass in the bottle, and cover the bottle mouth with plastic gauze, iron gauze or gauze. It is advisable to maintain a certain humidity in the bottle. You can sprinkle a little water every day, and spray some water before feeding the young grass or locust leaves.

After fireflies transform into adults, most species of fireflies hardly eat or drink, and often only eat dew, honeydew or pollen and nectar. In South America, a few species of firefly adults will glow and prey on other types of fireflies or small phototactic insects as food.

Additional information:

Firefly habits:

1. Fireflies love to eat the body fluids of snails. You can catch 1-2 live snails every 2-3 days and put them in the feeder for them to eat. If the feeder is a glass bottle or a transparent plastic box, you can observe them eating snails.

2. If you raise 10 to 25 fireflies in a bottle, you only need to provide 1 snail each time. If you raise more than 25 fireflies, you can put 2 snails each time. Fireflies can generally be raised for 15 to 20 days, and if they are well raised, they can live for 1 month.

3. Firefly larvae are terrestrial species, so they should be covered with fine nets to prevent them from escaping; a vegetable garden can be planted to raise snails for the larvae to prey on. For aquatic species, artificial rivers can be built to allow the water to circulate, and it would be best if there were artificial waterfalls to increase the amount of oxygen dissolved naturally.

2. What is the temperature of fireflies?

The fluorescence emitted by fireflies comes from the chemical reaction of luciferin and adenosine triphosphate catalyzed by luciferase. Because the energy conversion efficiency of the reaction is extremely high, it only emits light without generating heat, which is called cold light. Fireflies emit light because of fluorescent protein. The closer to its optimal temperature, the more active this protein is. It seems to be 37°

Fireflies glow because of fluorescent proteins, which become more active the closer they are to their optimal temperature.

3. How to raise fireflies so that flowers and plants can smile like during the day?

How to raise fireflies

Family-style feeding

1. If the larvae are aquatic, place soil, gravel and rocks containing aquatic plants in the aquarium; then put in the vertebral snails caught from the river, and the larvae can survive. In order for the larvae to get enough oxygen, an air pump should be equipped. The water temperature can be maintained between 15-25℃, and the pH value of the water can be maintained between 6.5-8. Note that there is a muddy bank protruding from the water surface in one corner of the aquarium for mature larvae to pupate. It is even better if the aquarium can be equipped with a filter.

2. If the larvae are terrestrial, place 5-7 cm thick loam mixed with sand in the aquarium, plant various weeds, small wood chips, fallen leaves and broken tiles on top; then put in small snails collected from the wild, which can feed on vegetable leaves. Be careful to remove rotten leaves and eaten snail shells.

Larger scale breeding

The method for terrestrial species is the same as above, but a fine net should be used to prevent the larvae from escaping; for aquatic species, an artificial river can be built to allow the water to circulate, preferably with an artificial waterfall to increase the amount of oxygen dissolved naturally. Then carp or carp can be raised in the river, and algae can be reproduced with the feces of the carp. These algae can provide food for snails; and the larvae of fireflies can prey on these snails. Note that the slope of the river should be soil for mature larvae to pupate.

As for the source of insects, larvae can be collected from unpolluted ponds and rivers, or by following the glow of fireflies at night to find larvae active on the wet ground. If female insects are captured, they can also be placed in a petri dish containing moist filter paper and attempts can be made to collect eggs. The firefly eggs obtained can then be used as the source of insects.

4. Can fireflies be bred artificially?

"The dark sky hangs low, the bright stars follow, the insects fly, the insects fly, who are you missing?" In the dark night, the twinkling lights of fireflies make people feel romantic and warm. There are always scenes in movies where boys take girls to catch fireflies. In fact, fireflies can be raised artificially. Please read on for the breeding method.

You can use glass bottles or plastic boxes to raise fireflies at home. The most important thing is that the container should be transparent, otherwise how can you appreciate its beauty at night. Be sure to leave ventilation holes on the breeding container. You can seal it with plastic yarn, iron yarn or gauze, and then put some grass, locust leaves and other plants in it to restore its natural growth environment as much as possible. You can also spray a little water to maintain humidity to prevent the temperature in the container from being too high.

Although fireflies are beautiful, they choose to commit suicide to end their short lives. Firefly larvae are mainly carnivorous, and they eat snails, snails, and shellfish. When the larvae find a snail, they will pierce the snail's body with their needle-like mouths, spray out toxins, and anesthetize the snail. Then they will inject a digestive fluid into the snail, which can turn the snail's meat into delicious gravy for the larvae to suck. After becoming an adult, it chooses not to hunt anymore, and almost doesn't eat or drink (is it trying to learn the Taoist fasting?), just drinking some dew or nectar until it finally starves to death. This way of death is really incredible and needs to be explored.

Larvae feeding method: Every two days, you need to prepare a live snail as food for the larvae. One snail can feed 10 to 25 fireflies. The amount of food depends on the number of larvae you feed. Fireflies have a short life span, usually 15-20 days, and can live for about a month if they are well fed.

As night falls, do you plan to take the fireflies you raised with your own hands to confess your love to the girl you love?