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Focused Stacked Image of a Firefly Beetle
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This is one of my preserved lightning bugs (fireflies) that I staged for a focused stacking session using a 5X microscope objective as the optic for the camera.
Children, as well as adults, often enjoy watching their flickering light show on a summer night. Although they are entertaining, they are primarily carnivorous. The larvae usually eat snails and worms and can live up to two years before emerging as adults.
Males and females search for each other through their pattern of flashing lights. Some species of fireflies feed on other species of fireflies. They do this by mimicking female flashes of a closely related species of firefly to attract and devour the males of that species. Unlike their larvae, adult fireflies only live a few weeks as they search to mate and lay their eggs.
Children, as well as adults, often enjoy watching their flickering light show on a summer night. Although they are entertaining, they are primarily carnivorous. The larvae usually eat snails and worms and can live up to two years before emerging as adults.
Males and females search for each other through their pattern of flashing lights. Some species of fireflies feed on other species of fireflies. They do this by mimicking female flashes of a closely related species of firefly to attract and devour the males of that species. Unlike their larvae, adult fireflies only live a few weeks as they search to mate and lay their eggs.
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MosheR
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sippyjug104 wrote:
This is one of my preserved lightning bugs (firefl... (show quote)
Boy! These guys lead a rough life.
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kpmac wrote:
Outstanding. I did not know about the predatory habits.
Kpmac, it is truly a "bug-eat-bug" world. Females of some firefly species will patiently wait perched in the dark until they spot and identify the flash code of males of a different species. They will then take to the air like a laser-guided missile homing in on invading aircraft. When they reach the flashing male, they sever his neck and eat him.
I suspect some fellows who have been through a nasty divorce can relate to that.
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docshark wrote:
Fantastic as always Gary! Fine work.
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Thanks, Doc. I preserve my specimens in ethanol (denatured alcohol) because it is slower to evaporate and it does not cause them to get soft and fade color like storing them in isopropyl alcohol does. When I take them out, I use a camera air-puffer to blow off the majority of the alcohol, however, they remain damp which is why they often look a bit wet when viewed.
I've used a hair dryer before, however, even the soft-low heat causes the eyes to dry out which is not acceptable when doing detailed magnified work.
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