During twilight, fireflies light up to attract mates ... will most likely be referring to the illuminated flying beetles as "lightning bugs." Head further out West, past the desert roads of ...

The name firefly, lightning bug or glow worm can be interchanged and ... beetles are distinguished by two pair of wings, one soft pair for flying and an outer hard pair called elytra for protection.

The female insects are wingless and cannot fly ... Chief Raoni Metuktire's fight to save the Amazon rainforest "The male fireflies were flying around, giving the illusion of twinkling, while ...

Lightning bug and firefly are simply different names for ... Those flashes are their mating signals. Males flying up in the sky, and they're flashing their pattern characteristics of their species ...