This is a Lighting Bug or better known as a Firefly, nocturnal members of the family Lampyridae.
Did you know that it is actually a beetle? Okay, now you know what it is but do you know how it produces the luminescence? Fireflies have dedicated light organs that are located under their abdomens. The insects take in oxygen and, inside special cells, combine it with a substance called luciferin to produce light with almost no heat. No batteries, no LED or bulbs! Imagine that. A safe way to produce lighting at no expense to the environment.
Firefly light is usually intermittent, and flashes in patterns that are unique to each species. There are over 2,000 species. Each blinking pattern is an optical signal that helps fireflies find potential mates.
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It's just amazing all the different things nature has found a way to do. Who needs science fiction! - though science fiction is loads of fun too.
heyy...u managed to get some shots of the firefly!
so did the camera flash exposure compensate the light from the firefly or the other way round? : p
A little over exposed I guess :P
Wander what effect you'll get if u used your tripod and use long exposure and capture the lights blinking hehe :P
Were there lots of em ?
Reminds me..International Firework Competition!! http://www.mifc.com.my :)
wow... that is really neat!... I wish we had them here but we don't... guess our weather isn't quite right... we also don't have hummingbirds here... not in this part of the country anyway
These are great pictures! Fireflies are very captivating little creatures.
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