Firefly Facts

Firefly Fiddle Fest Music • Food • Drinks FIREFLY FACTS Females Males Fly Stay Put Emerge as an Adult 2 years Late spring o of 2nd year o 3 weeks Females deposit eggs Eggs Hatch in moist soil spent on the ground eating soil invertebrates into Larvae Larvae pupate ADULTS NEVER EAT ADULTS DIE IN R.I.P. R.I.P. R.I.P. R.I.P. ABOUT 2 WEEKS except for cannibalistic Here lies our mother, mom to hundreds ones (see below) 43 SPECIES 2,000 SPECIES IN OHIO WORLDWIDE 30 THERE ARE 3 COMMON BIOLUMINESCENT COLORS YELLOW GREEN AMBER ARE BIOLUMINESCENT EACH SPECIES HAS A SPECIFIC LIGHT BLINKING PATTERN FEMALES RESPOND TO THE PATTERNS OF MALES IN 3 WAYS Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes they don't like the male it's the wrong species she's attracted to the right male CANNABALISTIC SPECIES This species pretend to be a different species and lure others in and then eat them! FIREFLY FIDDLE FEST CHALLENGE TONIGHT LOOK AROUND AND SEE IF YOU CAN ANSWER THE FOLLOWING HOW MANY PATTERNS CAN YOU DETECT? WHAT COLORS DID YOU SEE? DID YOU FIND ANY FEMALES?