Insects & Science

Catch fireflies on a warm summer evening and put them in a jar for a nature light. Use any type of glass jar. Fireflies are beetles. Most fireflies emit light; one known species does not. Male...

Fireflies are small, whimsical insects that offer delightful displays of flashing lights. Children love to catch fireflies and watch them light up in a jar. Also known as lightning bugs, fireflies...

Timing is everything in this endeavor. Season is very important (ideally May - August) but so is time of day (just after sunset). Even if you don't "do bugs", this is a fun activity...

Viewing fireflies can be a very fun and interesting experience. These types of beetles are capable of making their abdomen glow a greenish yellow color due to a chemical reaction of light-creating...

Fireflies and other insects are easy to care for under basic conditions. Before catching a pet firefly, make sure that you have a suitable, clean container and mechanisms for feeding the insect....

Catching fireflies is a fun summer activity for children, who may enjoy holding the insects in their hands and keeping them in a jar to watch them glow through the night. While fireflies are...

Nothing says summertime like the appearance of fireflies, also known as lightning bugs. The flashing light produced by fireflies may attract members of the opposite sex. Another theory says that...

Every spring and summer the fireflies come back to illuminate the night with their fancy lights. Some people like to attract them to their lawn and garden just to watch their flashing show. Here...

Lightning bugs are tiny, flying creatures that light up the summer night sky in many parts of the United States. With some basic art supplies and a little assistance, even the youngest artists can...

“Glow, little glow worm, glimmer, glimmer." The glow worm is the immature form of the firefly or lightning bug, a member of the beetle family whose many species glow through bioluminescence in...

Nature can be one of the most challenging subjects to capture successfully in photographs. Taking pictures of fireflies can be even more challenging, since they are small and move quickly.

Most of us remember catching fireflies on the lawn when we were children. Running in the dark, catching the little blinking beetles was one traditional element of American childhood. If you want...

Catching lightning bugs or fireflies can be the highlight of many children's summer evenings. Male fireflies blink as they fly to signal to female fireflies on the ground in a nest. Different...