It's really wild to me how little fireflies have been studied, with how charismatic they are. I can barely find photos online or any information at all on most species, and videos? Forget it.
They barely even get any attention from conservation public outreach.
Next prompt, firefly chasing from @dreamcatcher-ranger via ask
i LOVE this idea so much, thats why i waited on it til i was close to done, i really wanted to do something fun with it. I dont think fireflies are native to western washington state, so i decided it would be really sweet for John to show them sometime, if they ever visit somewhere southeast, close to where hes from. (yes thats right, childhood pals but he moved there when he was about 5!)
the first time i saw fireflies i thought i was tripping on something.
the second time i saw them, i had broken into a graveyard after hours for reasons (the reason was nothing nefarious, i was looking for someone) somewhere in Indiana, and the etherealness of watching tiny flickering lights dance among the willows and gravestones is burned into my brain for eternity.
ps i didnt answer this as an ask cuz often it clips out the art unless the viewer clicks it, so i figured id do it this way so the piece can shine through, cuz i love it.
Seek told me that this is a lightning bug larvae and I've never been less pleased to find out something. I don't know what I expected. This wasn't it though. This is so extra. I found it in my pond and removed it to out of water, where it belongs. I hope that means firefly season is nearly upon us.