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The firefly is sometimes referred to as a “lightening bug.” There are about 2,000 firefly species; for the most part they live in warm but humid environments. Fireflies are neither flies nor bugs; they are actually part of the beetle family. Fireflies are from the Animalia kingdom, and are of the Lampyridae family. Fireflies hibernate over winter by burrowing underground, under water or settle under the bark of a tree some can live for several years by hibernating as larva during the winter.
Most everyone knows how the fireflies got their name; the firefly produces light through a bioluminescence chemical reaction that allows them to glow however, fireflies in the western Untied States lack the ability to produce light. Fireflies in most cases are brown and have a soft body with two sets of wings. Male’s use the other set of wings that aide them in flying but the females have short wings in most species do not fly.
Fireflies produce what is called a “cold light” with no ultraviolet frequencies. They produce a light that comes from their lower abdomen that can range in colors such as yellow, green or a pale red. The fireflies take in oxygen and combine it calcium, adenosine triphosphate and luciferin to produce light that contains almost no heat. There are several uses for this light but in most cases it is used for the purpose of finding and catching a mate. Male will flash for every five seconds and the female will flash every two second. There are some fireflies that do not produce light those species are day-fliers such as the Ellychnia, which uses pheromones to signal their mates.
Fireflies talk to each other using light signals, male fireflies fly around giving off species-specific patterns to let the females know that he ...
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... life was simple and full of fun. In the morning I would set them free so they could return home to their family and live happily ever after. It is funny how a child’s mind works, if I would have know what all that blinking meant back then I wonder if I would of spend all that time catching them.
In closing fireflies “lightening bugs” are for sure one of the most fascinating species of insects. They are one of a kind, no other insect have the ability to light up, there are species that I am sure that haven’t been discovered yet. Fireflies live all around the world and each one have different characteristics to that habitat. They serve many purposes such as the aide in curing medical diseases, however when I think of the firefly “ lightening bug” it takes me back to my childhood where I could get lost in the fantasy of flying around with tinkle bell and other fairies
Basic Scientific Knowledge on the Topic: Before exploring further research into the topic of the goldenrod gallfly Eurosta solidaginis, the current knowledge on the research topic must be explored. The goldenrod gallfly Eurosta solidaginis is a parasite on goldenrod plants (D. Crowe, personal communication, 2013). Very small (approximately five millimeters), the adult flies are very clumsy and are very poor fliers. Adult goldenrod gallflies live for approximately two weeks, making their life all about reproduction. The adult female fly is identified by their ovipositor, which is an egg-laying tube that extends from their body (Abrahamson and Heinrich, 2000). In order to protect their larvae, the adult female flies oviposit the eggs into the stem of the goldenrod plant Solidago altissima. While the females may lay several eggs per goldenrod stem, each plant usually ends up with one surviving larva in one gall. Once born, the fly larvae hatch from their eggs and begin eating the inside of the goldenrod stem. The larvae emit a chemical in their saliva which mimics a plant hormone that causes the plant to grow a gall in which the larvae live (Abrahamson and Heinrich, 2000). The larvae stay in the gall and then make an escape tunnel in the fall which they will utilize in the spring. The gallfly larvae produce a natural anti-freeze chemical in their bodies known as glycerol which helps to keep them alive in the winter by drying out the outside body tissues and allowing it to freeze while keeping the central cells liquid. Once spring does arrive, the larvae transform into a pupa and they finally become a winged adult.
von Frish, K. 1967. The Dance Language and Orientation of Bees. Cambridge: Harvard University Press.
These dragons live in the marshy area on the continent of Pyrrhia and are also carnivorous. They have thick, brown scales that resemble armor with amber and gold under scales. Mudwings are typically bulky and strong. If their body temperature is warm enough, they can breathe fire. Mudwings can blend into mud puddles and hold their breath for up to an hour. Dragonets, which are baby dragons, that hatch out of blood red eggs have scales that are almost impervious to fire. Some of the most notable Mudwings are Queen Moorhen, Clay, Umber, and Sora. The second dragon tribe of Pyrrhia is the Sandwings. These dragons live in the desert under the scorching sun. Just like the Mudwings, the Sandwings are also carnivorous. They have pale gold or white scales that resemble the surrounding desert sand. Sandwings have forked, black tongues and a poisonous barbed tail like that of a scorpion. They can use their barbed tails to poison their enemies. Since they live in the desert, Sandwings can survive a long time without water. They can breathe fire and bury themselves in the sand for camouflage. Some of the most notable Sandwings are Queen Oasis, Princess Blaze, Princess Blister, Princess Burn, Dune, Sunny, Queen Thorn, and
They are very popular because they have a relatively short life cycle, which lasts about 9 days. This makes it easy to observe multiple generations in a short period of time. The fly’s life cycle consists of egg, larvae, pupa, and adult stages. At each of these stages of development, Drosophila exhibits different phonotypical identities and mutations. The flies that were crossed contained a genetic mutation called apterous. Apterous can be observed by looking for flied that are missing wings. Flies with apterous will not have any wings. If this mutation is sex linked, it is expected that the male population will only be wingless in the F2 generation. If the mutational is autosomal, it is expected that the mutation to normal fly ratio is
Sitting by a fire on a fall night one would not think of a campfire as cold light. Could there be such a thing? “Cold light” is what the word luminescence means (Fluorescent Mineral Society, 1 of 2). Cold light can be seen at many different temperatures. Not only does cold light exist, but there are several types of luminescence including bioluminescence or “living light”, photoluminescence or fluorescence, “day-glow”, and phosphorescence which is delayed luminescence or “afterglow” (Fluorescent Mineral Society, 1 of 2). Chemiluminescence is when two or more chemicals mix and react to create light energy.
Hypothesis: If pillbugs ball up when disturbed, then the more often they are disturbed the more they will ball up.
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What the cicada does underground for most of its seventeen-year life span was a mystery until fairly recently. In the early part of this century, a man named C.L. Marlett, who worked for the United States Department of Agriculture, decided to find out. He began burying cicada eggs in his backyard and digging them up periodically for observation. He soon found out that the cicada begins life as a tiny nymph about six hundredths of an inch in length. A nymph is an immature insect, before it has fully developed
...er its discovery, how follower bees decode the information that is contained in the dance. Researchers have observed many cues that the followers frequently do when in contact with the bee dancer, such as mechanical cues like antenna and head contacts to the body are detected. They also discovered that the body temperature of the dancers is significantly higher than the non-dancing foragers because of the flight muscles that have been used during the flight are still “warm” because of their activity (Landgraf 2013). However it is still unknown actually which stimuli that the follower bees use. It is known however that the spatial location in the feature of the dance that help the followers find and let them stay with the dancers are stimulating their sensory volume, which can probably tell them the direction of where the “waggle dance” is probably being performed.
Bugs are everywhere. They swarm and wiggle around on the floor and the walls. Their appearance is grotesque, almost horrifying, yet they have an undeniable allure. It isn't fear that holds my gaze but a curiosity of power. I stand over insects, whose lives are short, nearly meaningless. I often wish they would all die. These house bugs aren't proactively going after their environmental duties, they will die in this building serving no purpose other than to leave their skeletons in the corner. This opinion is lent to insects outside too, I don't care for them even when I come across them in their rightful environments. Humans are often compared to insects.
Insects are the most diverse group of organisms on the planet. They occupy most of the habitat in the world. Insects have served as a model group of organisms for tackling many biological queries. Butterflies (Class: Insecta; Order: Lepidoptera) have been used as a model for studies on ecology, development and population dynamics. Most of the species are highly seasonal and some have very restricted habitats. Butterflies are good indicators of climate and help us understand fluctuations in seasonal changes. They require specific ecological conditions for their growth and development. Monitoring butterflies helps us understand the overall diversity of a habitat as they are directly dependent on other factors such as availability of host plants and nectar plants. They also play a very significant role in
Gregorio Samsa, un joven viajante de comercio, tenía una vida monótona y difícil porque él tenía, sobre sus hombros, toda la carga de recientes dificultades económicas a las cuales se enfrentaba su familia, por la quiebra del negocio de su padre. Un día se vio afectado por un evento sobrenatural e inexplicable: se había convertido en un insecto. Desde ese momento nada iba a ser igual.
Another way some ants can communicate with one another is by sound.
Insect, small, air-breathing animal characterized by a segmented body with three main parts—head, thorax, and abdomen. In their adult forms, insects typically have three pairs of legs, one pair of antennae, and in most instances, two pairs of wings. Insects rank among the most successful animals on Earth. About one million species of insects have been identified so far, which is about half of all the animals known to science. That is why for every pound of human on the earth there are 10 pounds of insects. So that is why there are many reasons why insects are so successful, their exoskeleton, their size, their body function, the way they reproduce, and their development of metamorphosis.
Moths that do not fly by day are not properly called moths- they do not give you the sense of dark autumn nights and flames flickering in lanterns, as their other vespertine brothers. They are hybrid creatures, neither bright like butterflies nor somber like the night-living moths. Anyways, the present insect I was watching seemed to be content with its life. It twirled in an intricate flight around the window I was looking through and caught my eye. The choreography the moth went through seemed harmlessly innocent, I thought.