CATDOLL : CATDOLL: In what climate and environment do fireflies last the longest? (In what season do fireflies usually appear?)

1. How long does a firefly live before it dies? How long is its life cycle? What is its living environment like?

There are more than 2,000 species of fireflies in the world. They appear by rivers, ponds, and farmlands in summer, and their range of activities generally does not leave clean water sources. Officially speaking, glow-worm refers to its larvae, while firefly refers to the shining adult fireflies. Male fireflies are more active and actively fly around to attract the opposite sex; females stay on leaves and wait for signals. There is a phosphide in the firefly's body - luminescent substance. After the action of luminescent enzymes, it will cause a series of chemical reactions. Only about 10% of the energy it emits is converted into heat energy, and the rest is mostly converted into light energy. Its light is called cold light. Common firefly light colors are yellow, red and green. Male fireflies have two glowing segments on their abdomens, while females have only one segment. Lighting up is an energy-consuming activity and will not light up all night, usually only for 2 to 3 hours. The lifespan of adults is generally only 5 days to 2 weeks, and this period is mainly for mating and reproducing the next generation. Firefly larvae are divided into aquatic and terrestrial. Larvae generally need to metamorphose 6 times before entering the pupal stage. The larvae like to eat snails and crustaceans. After catching prey, they will first anesthetize it and then inject digestive substances into its body to decompose the meat. The terrestrial mountain window firefly larvae with two glowing spots on the tail and the bicolor drooping whiskers larvae with glowing black and white stripes on the whole body are often found in the grass. The wings of the grown female fireflies of these two species are degenerate and the shape is not much different from that of the larvae. Only male fireflies can fly. Once a participant who lived near a farmland placed a female bicolor drooping whiskers firefly on the window, and attracted male bicolor drooping whiskers to wander around the window for several consecutive days. The light emitted was weaker than that of the common aquatic fireflies. In early spring, firefly larvae living in the water will crawl onto the shore and burrow into the soil. At this time, they breathe through gills instead of spiracles. Both sides of their abdomen will glow. It will take about 50 days to turn into pupae and adults. They only live for an average of 5 days, and eating and growth become secondary. One hour after sunset, fireflies are very active and compete for time to pursue each other. The male will flash a bright light for 20 seconds, wait 20 seconds, and then send out a signal again, patiently waiting for the female to respond with a strong light. If there is no response, the male will fly away. (This phenomenon needs to be observed) Fireflies only start to glow when it is dark. Participants should use flashlights to light the way, and avoid shining directly on the haystacks. Fireflies may stop glowing for a short time when illuminated by flashlights, and you can't find them. In the Jin Dynasty, there was a poor student named Che Yin. In order to save money on oil for lighting lamps every summer, he caught many fireflies and put them in a porous bag, and used the firefly light to read. He was finally appointed as the Minister of Personnel. From today's point of view, Che Yin must have been a serious myopic in his youth. (Reading at night with fireflies in a bag) The glowing mushroom flies in New Zealand live collectively in caves and have become a local tourist attraction. There is a kind of "fluorescent mushroom" in Taiwan that glows in the dark. Lantern flies have glowing insects parasitic in their bodies, so they can also glow at night. There are more than 2,000 species of fireflies in the world. They appear by rivers, ponds, and farmlands in summer, and their range of activities generally does not leave clean water sources. Officially speaking, glow-worm refers to its larvae, while firefly refers to the shining adult fireflies. Male fireflies are more active and actively fly around to attract the opposite sex; females stay on leaves and wait for signals. There is a phosphide in the firefly's body - luminescent substance. After the action of luminescent enzymes, it will cause a series of chemical reactions. Only about 10% of the energy it emits is converted into heat energy, and the rest is mostly converted into light energy. Its light is called cold light. Common firefly light colors are yellow, red and green. Male fireflies have two glowing segments on their abdomens, while females have only one segment. Lighting up is an energy-consuming activity and will not light up all night, usually only for 2 to 3 hours. The lifespan of adults is generally only 5 days to 2 weeks, and this period is mainly for mating and reproducing the next generation. Firefly larvae are divided into aquatic and terrestrial. Larvae generally need to metamorphose 6 times before entering the pupal stage. The larvae like to eat snails and crustaceans. After catching prey, they will first anesthetize it and then inject digestive substances into its body to decompose the meat. The terrestrial mountain window firefly larvae with two glowing spots on the tail and the bicolor drooping whiskers larvae with glowing black and white stripes on the whole body are often found in the grass. The wings of the grown female fireflies of these two species are degenerate and the shape is not much different from that of the larvae. Only male fireflies can fly. Once a participant who lived near a farmland placed a female bicolor drooping whiskers firefly on the window, and attracted male bicolor drooping whiskers to wander around the window for several consecutive days. The light emitted was weaker than that of the common aquatic fireflies. In early spring, firefly larvae living in the water will crawl onto the shore and burrow into the soil. At this time, they breathe through gills instead of spiracles. Both sides of their abdomen will glow. It will take about 50 days to turn into pupae and adults. They only live for an average of 5 days, and eating and growth become secondary. One hour after sunset, fireflies are very active and compete for time to pursue each other. The male will flash a bright light for 20 seconds, wait 20 seconds, and then send out a signal again, patiently waiting for the female to respond with a strong light. When there is no response, the male will fly away. (This phenomenon needs to be observed) Fireflies only start to glow when it is dark. Participants of the activity should use flashlights to light the way, and avoid shining directly on the haystacks. Fireflies may stop for a short time when exposed to flashlights, and you can't find them. In the Jin Dynasty, there was a poor student named Che Yin. In order to save money on oil for lighting lamps every summer, he caught many fireflies and put them in a porous bag, and used the firefly light to read. He was finally appointed as the Minister of Personnel. From today's point of view, Che Yin must have been a serious myopic in his youth. (Reading at night with fireflies in a bag) The glowing mushroom flies in New Zealand live collectively in caves and have become a local tourist attraction. There is a kind of "fluorescent mushroom" in Taiwan that emits fluorescence in the dark. There are more than 2,000 species of fireflies in the world. They appear by rivers, ponds, and farmlands in summer, and their range of activities generally does not leave clean water sources. Officially speaking, glow-worm refers to its larvae, while firefly refers to the shining adult fireflies. Male fireflies are more active and actively fly around to attract the opposite sex; females stay on leaves and wait for signals. There is a phosphide in the firefly's body - luminescent substance. After the action of luminescent enzymes, it will cause a series of chemical reactions. Only about 10% of the energy it emits is converted into heat energy, and the rest is mostly converted into light energy. Its light is called cold light. Common firefly light colors are yellow, red and green. Male fireflies have two glowing segments on their abdomens, while females have only one segment. Lighting up is an energy-consuming activity and will not light up all night, usually only for 2 to 3 hours. The lifespan of adults is generally only 5 days to 2 weeks, and this period is mainly for mating and reproducing the next generation. Firefly larvae are divided into aquatic and terrestrial. Larvae generally need to metamorphose 6 times before entering the pupal stage. The larvae like to eat snails and crustaceans. After catching prey, they will first anesthetize it and then inject digestive substances into its body to decompose the meat. The terrestrial mountain window firefly larvae with two glowing spots on the tail and the bicolor drooping whiskers larvae with glowing black and white stripes on the whole body are often found in the grass. The wings of the grown female fireflies of these two species are degenerate and the shape is not much different from that of the larvae. Only male fireflies can fly. Once a participant who lived near a farmland placed a female bicolor drooping whiskers firefly on the window, and attracted male bicolor drooping whiskers to wander around the window for several consecutive days. The light emitted was weaker than that of the common aquatic fireflies. In early spring, firefly larvae living in the water will crawl onto the shore and burrow into the soil. At this time, they breathe through gills instead of spiracles. Both sides of their abdomen will glow. It will take about 50 days to turn into pupae and adults. They only live for an average of 5 days, and eating and growth become secondary. One hour after sunset, fireflies are very active and compete for time to pursue each other. The male will flash a bright light for 20 seconds, wait 20 seconds, and then send out a signal again, patiently waiting for the female to respond with a strong light. If there is no response, the male will fly away. (This phenomenon needs to be observed) Fireflies only start to glow when it is dark. Participants should use flashlights to light the way, and avoid shining directly on the haystacks. Fireflies may stop glowing for a short time when illuminated by flashlights, and you can't find them. In the Jin Dynasty, there was a poor student named Che Yin. In order to save money on oil for lighting lamps every summer, he caught many fireflies and put them in a porous bag, and used the firefly light to read. He was finally appointed as the Minister of Personnel. From today's point of view, Che Yin must have been a serious myopic in his youth. (Reading at night with fireflies in a bag) The glowing mushroom flies in New Zealand live collectively in caves and have become a local tourist attraction. There is a kind of "fluorescent mushroom" in Taiwan that glows in the dark. Lantern flies have glowing insects parasitic in their bodies, so they can also glow at night.

2. Are fireflies present all year round?

No, fireflies usually appear in the hot summer months, from July to September. Before July, they live in ponds or swamps as larvae.

3. What are the living habits of fireflies?

Living habits: Generally speaking, fireflies living on land tend to live in relatively secluded places where trees grow lushly, the air is humid, and the environment is relatively secluded.

Fireflies living in water have very high requirements for their living environment. They must ensure that the water quality is not polluted and that there is no pollution from light.

4. What are the biological habits of fireflies?

1. Fireflies are mainly distributed in temperate, tropical and subtropical regions. There are more than 50 species found in my country, mainly concentrated in the southeastern coastal provinces.

2. Fireflies mainly rely on two ways of living: aquatic and terrestrial. The terrestrial ones are the majority, often hiding in places with lush vegetation, high altitudes, and high humidity. If they live in water, they have higher requirements for the environment, and the water must be pure and not polluted at all.

3. It takes a total of six transformations for a firefly to transform from a larva to a pupa. Young fireflies like to eat crustaceans and snails. They are first anesthetized by injecting liquid with a needle before decomposing their flesh.

4. In early spring, fireflies will start to crawl up the shore and then burrow into the soil. At this time, they will change their breathing method and emit light from both sides of their abdomen. In less than two months, they will transform from pupae to insects. However, the average lifespan is not long, basically only five days. Generally, fireflies are more active at sunset and will use light to transmit signals to each other.

5. How long does a firefly live before it dies? How long is its life cycle? What is its living environment like?

No. The life cycle of a firefly is usually one year, with the egg and larval stages accounting for most of its entire life cycle, while the adult stage is often only about 1 month. Except for a few diurnal fireflies, most fireflies have a milky white light organ at the end of their abdomen. The luciferin in the body reacts with oxygen through a biochemical reaction with the participation of luciferase to emit fluorescence. Common firefly light colors are yellow, red and green. Although fireflies are very efficient in luminescence, they still consume their own energy, so they usually do not glow all night. Adult fireflies glow for 2-3 hours every night, while larvae glow for a slightly longer time. Firefly larvae are carnivorous insects that can feed on freshwater snails, snails or other insects; adult fireflies only feed on small amounts of pollen and dew.