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Firefly larvaeby *melvynyeo

Photography / Macro / Nature

Lightning Bug larvae live on the ground, under bark, and in moist swampy places. They eat earthworms, snails and slugs, plus they may scavenge certain small dead animals and other organic material . They have been seen following slime trails to their slug and snail victims. Lightning Bug larvae, one of which is shown at the right, have sickle-shaped mandibles with which they can inject a kind of chemical that paralyzes their prey and helps digest it. Several larvae have been seen attacking large prey together.

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~Manigran Feb 16, 2013 Hobbyist General Artist

I meant to say, "how do you take these pictures?"

~Manigran Feb 16, 2013 Hobbyist General Artist

How do you get these pictures? This is fantastic; I've never seen a firefly larva before.

*melvynyeo Feb 17, 2013

It was pure luck we found this cute larva. My friend was shooting glow in the dark shrooms in the forest so when all the lights are out, we saw a faint glow on the forest floor