I rubbed two of them together, all they did was disintegrate!
They should be called glowbutts or some such...
2006-11-21 16:29:06 · 9 answers · asked by read iculus 3 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
why are they called lightening bugs? when a storm comes up they hide!
little wimps...
2006-11-21 17:58:50 · update #1
They should be called bio-luminescent beetles, but just try to get a 4 or 5 year old to say that.
2006-11-21 20:00:01 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, they are called fireflies because of the light their back end has. It lights up continously. It is only present on the east coast. Here is wikipedia for more.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fireflies
They are also called lightening bugs.
2006-11-22 00:56:57 · answer #2 · answered by Rocky 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's just what some ppl call them. We call them lightening bugs here.
2006-11-22 01:09:55 · answer #3 · answered by Jaded 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i call them lightening bugs
2006-11-22 00:45:53 · answer #4 · answered by Jordan Alexis 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Why are WHAT called fireflies?
2006-11-22 00:32:15 · answer #5 · answered by kitten lover3 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
in Greece we call them like that glowbutts(kolofoties)kolo=a ss fotia=fire
2006-11-22 00:33:24 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
Glowbutts... that is too funny...Hey ma.. Look my butt is glowing! I think it is because they make people think that they are carrying fire or something... They are so cute though!! Don't kill them!
2006-11-22 00:34:55 · answer #7 · answered by Goldylocks 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
well because they look like little fire balls that fly around
2006-11-22 00:34:14 · answer #8 · answered by 2Cute2bTrue 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
they are like fire and they fly
2006-11-22 00:54:44 · answer #9 · answered by Avskull 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋