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Fireflies By Trent Westfall. Scientific name : Lamparide. What is a firefly. A firefly is a bug in the sky. It had a lantern that shines in the night Fireflies have wings They are less than an inch long They have red or orange on its head, its wings are black . Habit.
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FirefliesBy Trent Westfall Scientific name : Lamparide
What is a firefly • A firefly is a bug in the sky. It had a lantern that shines in the night • Fireflies have wings • They are less than an inch long • They have red or orange on its head, its wings are black
Habit • They like to shine their light • They like to stand on water
What Fireflies Eat • Fireflies eat snails, earthworms, ants, and shelfish
Growth • The firefly starts out as an egg • It hatches into a larva • Then goes into the pupa stage • Then is an adult firefly and then lays eggs
Movement • The firefly walks, flies, and slithers when is a larva
Fun Facts • A female firefly is longer than a male firefly • A female firefly lays over 500 eggs • Fireflies start out as glowormes • Not all fireflies glow • The lamp is cold
Sources • http://www.nationalgeographic.com/search • Fireflies book • www.firefly.com • www.what theyeat.net • http://go.grolier.com/\ • Google images