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Firefly

Firefly
Rainy weekend here and I finally gave up an pulled an image from the archive. Queen Ann's Lace provides the backdrop for this firefly.

Daucus carota, whose common names include wild carrot, bird's nest, bishop's lace, and Queen Anne's lace (North America), is a flowering plant in the family Apiaceae, native to temperate regions of Europe, southwest Asia and naturalized to North America and Australia. Domesticated carrots are cultivars of a subspecies, Daucus carota subsp. sativus.

The Lampyridae are a family of insects in the beetle order Coleoptera. They are winged beetles, and commonly called fireflies or lightning bugs for their conspicuous use of bioluminescence during twilight to attract mates or prey. Fireflies produce a "cold light", with no infrared or ultraviolet frequencies. This chemically produced light from the lower abdomen may be yellow, green, or pale red, with wavelengths from 510 to 670 nanometers

, Sami Serola (inactive), Karen's Place and 2 other people have particularly liked this photo


22 comments - The latest ones
 PaulOClassic©
PaulOClassic©
Beautiful patterns there Norm!
8 years ago.
Indycaver (Norm) club has replied to PaulOClassic©
Thanks Paul! :-)
8 years ago.
 Valfal
Valfal
Lovely image, Norm! :-)
8 years ago.
Indycaver (Norm) club has replied to Valfal
Thanks Valerie! :-)
8 years ago.
 Amazingstoker
Amazingstoker
Don't think I know 'Queen Ann's Lace', but this is a beautiful shot of it
8 years ago. Edited 8 years ago.
Indycaver (Norm) club has replied to Amazingstoker
Many thanks! It's essentially a wild carrot and I added some other common names for it above.
8 years ago.
 autofantasia
autofantasia club
Nice shot Norm ... both are new to me! :)
8 years ago.
Indycaver (Norm) club has replied to autofantasia club
Thanks Paul!
8 years ago.
 Jan
Jan
Lovely plant but get rid of that creature!
8 years ago.
Indycaver (Norm) club has replied to Jan
Many thanks Jan! Sorry it bugs you! :-)
8 years ago.
 Chrissy
Chrissy club
Ein hübscher kleiner Kerl
8 years ago.
Indycaver (Norm) club has replied to Chrissy club
Many thanks Chrissy! :-)
8 years ago.
 Wierd Folkersma
Wierd Folkersma club
beautiful pattern
8 years ago.
Indycaver (Norm) club has replied to Wierd Folkersma club
Many thanks! :-)
8 years ago.
 Karen's Place
Karen's Place club
My first time ever seeing a firefly Norm. This is really beautiful.
8 years ago.
Indycaver (Norm) club has replied to Karen's Place club
All little girls should have chased these around at night! Many thanks Karen! :-)
8 years ago.
Karen's Place club has replied to Indycaver (Norm) club
lol, how funny Norm!
8 years ago.
 Sami Serola (inactive)
Sami Serola (inactiv… club
Great catch! =)
8 years ago.
Indycaver (Norm) club has replied to Sami Serola (inactiv… club
Many thanks Sami! :-)
8 years ago.
 Jaap van 't Veen
Jaap van 't Veen club
Awesome shot.
Congrats on Explore.
8 years ago.
Indycaver (Norm) club has replied to Jaap van 't Veen club
Many thanks Jaap! :-)
8 years ago.
 Indycaver (Norm)
Indycaver (Norm) club
The flower feeds the bug ... and the bug lights up the night! Many thanks Isabelle! :-)
8 years ago.

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