Fireflies
Fireflies
are
beetles.
They
have
a
special
body
part
that
can
glow.
There
are
many
kinds
of
fireflies.
Some
can
glow
different
colors.
Like
all
insects,
fireflies
have
three
body
parts.
They
have
a
head,
a
thorax,
and
an
abdomen.
Fireflies
use
their
antennae
to
touch
and
smell.
Fireflies
live
in
wet
places
such
as
swamps
and
rivers.
You
might
see
them
in
your
backyard.
Most
fireflies
fly
at
night.
They
rest
in
the
grass
during
the
day.
Adult
fireflies
don’t
eat
very
often.
They
live
mostly
off
food
eaten
as
larvae.
A
firefly
larva
eats
snails
and
worms.
It
also
eats
insects.
The
larva
squirts
poison
into
its
prey.
The
prey
turns
to
juice.
The
firefly
then
sucks
up
that
juice.
Female
fireflies
lay
eggs.
Firefly
larvae
hatch
from
eggs.
A
firefly
is
a
larva
for
one
to
two
years.
Then
it
becomes
a
pupa.
The
pupa’s
skin
splits
open.
An
adult
firefly
crawls
out.
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Firefly Classification: Insect
Diet: Omnivore
Endangered Status: Not Endangered -
Average Length A firefly is approximately the same size as a penny.
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