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Firefly

life science Maturity 7-9

Fireflies are small beetles.

Fireflies, Georgia, US.jpg
Fireflies, Georgia, US.jpg
They make their own light. This light helps them find friends. The glow is yellow or green. It looks very pretty at night. Do you like to see them glow?

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Firefly composite.jpg
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Cantharis lateralis 85974126.jpg
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Ampedus nigricollis.jpg
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Phengodes orbignyi.jpg
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Luciola lusitanica ♂.jpg
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Firefly - Pterotus obscuripennis, Sierra...
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Oculogryphus chenghoiyanae (cropped).jpg
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Lamprohiza splendidula01 (cropped).jpg
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Photuris lucicrescens (cropped).jpg
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Lamprigera yunnana (cropped).jpg
File:Fireflies, Georgia, US.jpg
Fireflies, Georgia, US.jpg
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