WHAT ARE FIREFLIES AND WHERE DO THEY LIVE?

Fireflies live in temperate regions and a variety of warm environments, where there is moisture.
Pteroptyx tener firefly
scientists coated light emitting diodes (LED) with a surface similar to that of fireflies the LEDs produced 55% more light.
Fireflies in forest at night

Fireflies are beetles of the family Lampyridae, which come is a wide variety of over 2,000 species. They measure up to one inch in length with a lifespan of up to months in the wild.
Fireflies live in temperate climates and a variety of warm environments, where there is moisture. They live near water damp or wet areas in dry climates of Africa and the humid regions of America and Asia.

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