2006-07-15 15:32:29 · 4 answers · asked by maskmanmikep@verizon.net 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Teaching
Don't worry about the name. Call them whatever you want! Both lightning bug and firefly are perfectly acceptable, it just depends on where you live. They are actually a beetle in the family Lampyridae. Bio-luminescence is right about how they glow. I put a pretty cool website in the source section below that talks all about lightning bugs. Check it out.
2006-07-16 09:02:13 · answer #1 · answered by Amalthea 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They light up by using bioluminescence, this is a common usage and doesn exemplify that their real name is fir-fly, not lightning bug.
2006-07-15 22:38:12 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
what they said, get a jar and catch them to make a fasinating night light, its fire flys lightning bugs, its the same thing..its me and my kids favorite hot summer night past times...
2006-07-15 22:43:57 · answer #3 · answered by Z 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are called fire-flys, and they light up using bioluminescence.
2006-07-15 22:36:42 · answer #4 · answered by Hot T-Bone 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋