Wedding Nights of the Fireflies 🏮🪁
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TaraDeS — 9 months ago(June 23, 2025 09:16 AM)
The nice article below appeared in the hunting magazine
"Pirsch"
(= deerstalking
stalking).
Just right on time for self-pitying, lazy heat victims like me to cool down.
And to show, why this wonderful world is worth preserving.
Wedding Nights of the Fireflies
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On warm summer nights, we can observe fireflies.
What's behind their dance and how does their glow work?
On long, warm summer nights, you can watch the fireflies’ wedding dance.
2,000 different species of fireflies worldwide exist, three of them live in Germany. They can be observed on forest edges, in bushes and in gardens. The voracious larvae feed on snails. Adult fireflies cannot feed and live off their reserves. Between June and August, you can witness the mating nights of fireflies. To attract their mates, the females emit a greenish light. Hence the name
"fireflies"
, even though they are beetles.
Some fireflies flash in a specific rhythm, others emit a continuous light, and some perform a dance. The glow varies from species to species. Some females even mimic the glow of other species to attract and feed their males. After mating, the females lay 60-90 eggs on grass roots, stones or in the soil and die shortly thereafter. About a month later, the larvae hatch and take 2-3 years to develop. These nocturnal beetles require absolute darkness to detect the glow. Their larvae live on the ground in leaf litter and hibernate during the food-poor season. Fireflies live only a few weeks, with males living longer than females.
Sketch in article replaced with GIF.
5 Facts About Fireflies
🪲 The males have large eyes to spot females in flight.
🪲 The skin on their abdomen is transparent so that light can pass through.
🪲 The glow also serves to deter predators. These poisonous beetles are inedible.
🪲 In two of the three species found here, only the males have wings.
🪲 The poisonous bite of the larvae also kills snails, which are many times larger.
Did you know?
Fireflies generate their own light using the phosphor luciferin. This so-called
"cold light"
is not produced by heat, but by a chemical reaction in which the luciferin is caused to glow by oxygen and another substance called luciferase. The name
"firefly"
is therefore also misleading in this respect. The process of self-luminescence is called bioluminescence. Some jellyfish, fish and fungi can also glow.
https://www.pirsch.de/jagdwissen/wissen-go-die-hochzeitsnaechte-der-leuchtkaefer-41261
June 23, 2025
A
"cold light"
is exactly what I need now.
In my language they're called
"Glow Worms"
or
"Beacon Beetles"
.
Dance of the Fireflies 🪲🪲 螢火蟲之舞 = Firefly Dance
Dance of the Fireflies 🪲🪲 Haunting Celtic Rock Enchantment
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TaraDeS — 8 months ago(July 11, 2025 12:20 AM)
Due to excessive light smog, some lamps are now wearing caps.
Looks funny, but it really works!
https://www.monopol-magazin.de/alona-rodeh-laternen-nightcaps-berlin-warum-laternen-muetzen-tragen-sollten?slide=1
As long as it stays this bright at night, we'll have to dive into caves to experience this natural wonder.
Glow Worm Caves of New Zealand in 360° | National Geographic -
TaraDeS — 6 months ago(September 18, 2025 01:49 AM)
Earth Night
Put an End to the bright Madness of the Night
"Lights out – for a whole night!"
is the motto of Earth Night, which takes place from Friday to Saturday. During this Earth Night, as many people as possible should reduce or turn off outdoor light so that the night becomes what it was for billions of years: dark.
https://www.deutschlandfunk.de/sternzeit-17-september-2025-schluss-mit-dem-hellen-wahnsinn-der-nacht-100.html
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TaraDeS — 6 months ago(September 18, 2025 02:15 AM)
FelixCatton666 September 18, 2025 04:04 AM
= Patrick
Member since February 17, 2024
Thats wonderful, Tara
Cats like the darkness. –> Earth Night!
Earth Night Put an End to the bright Madness of the Night
"Lights out – for a whole night!"
is the motto of Earth Night, which takes place from Friday to Saturday. During this Earth Night, as many people as possible should reduce or turn off outdoor light so that the night becomes what it was for billions of years: dark.
https://www.deutschlandfunk.de/sternzeit-17-september-2025-schluss-mit-dem-hellen-wahnsinn-der-nacht-100.html
September 17, 2025
Rest in Peace, Calcifer.
We will never forget you! -
TaraDeS — 6 months ago(September 18, 2025 11:04 AM)
FelixCatton666 September 18, 2025 12:57 PM
= Patrick
Member since February 17, 2024
REPORTED for lies and egregious slander.
Patrick is a liar and a poor parrot. 🦜
https://www.filmboards.com/board/p/22797143/permalink/#p22797143
https://www.filmboards.com/t/The-Soapbox/Patrick's-dead-Cat-Calcifer--The-Truth-3563739/ -
TaraDeS — 6 months ago(September 18, 2025 11:08 AM)
FelixCatton666 September 18, 2025 01:05 PM
Member since February 17, 2024
Youre going to prison for blowing up the Aquadom.
REPORTED
for repeatedly spreading lies and slander.
https://www.filmboards.com/t/Pets-and-Animals/Aquadom-bursted---1500-Marine-Animals-died-
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️ — 6 months ago(September 18, 2025 02:04 AM)
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