fossilesque@mander.xyzM to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 1 month agoLightning bugs!!mander.xyzimagemessage-square119linkfedilinkarrow-up1884arrow-down15
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minus-squareAlbumlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·1 month agoDifferent areas have different lightning bugs too. The ones in southern ontario are not the same as the ones in the midwest US.
minus-squarespamfajitas@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·1 month agoThey have distinct blinking patterns as well. IIRC observing the pattern is one of the ways used to classify them.
minus-squareryedaft@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agoExcept when it’s a firefly pretending to be a different species of firefly.
Different areas have different lightning bugs too. The ones in southern ontario are not the same as the ones in the midwest US.
They have distinct blinking patterns as well. IIRC observing the pattern is one of the ways used to classify them.
and colours!
Except when it’s a firefly pretending to be a different species of firefly.