Fireflies

Linked forever with summer evenings in childhood memory, fireflies, also known as lightning bugs, are actually beetles, not flies. The firefly is able to produce bioluminescence—its famous light—with chemicals in its body, luciferin and luciferase.

Other Sites

• Enjoy the Light of the Firefly--Iowa State University Extension
• Fireflies--Ojibway (Canada) Nature Center
• Fireflies: A Light Show in the Garden--University of Illinois Extension
• Fireflies Go "Blink" in the Night--University of Nebraska Extension
• Firefly--Ohio State University Extension
• Firefly--Texas AgriLife Extension
• Firefly (Lightning Bug)--National Geographic