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Do fireflies still blink when it's light out? If not, I'm not sure how someone could easily tell that some random flying insect is a firefly. [[User:Barmar|Barmar]] ([[User talk:Barmar|talk]]) 23:39, 28 July 2023 (UTC)
 
Do fireflies still blink when it's light out? If not, I'm not sure how someone could easily tell that some random flying insect is a firefly. [[User:Barmar|Barmar]] ([[User talk:Barmar|talk]]) 23:39, 28 July 2023 (UTC)
 
:I've seen some indoors, flashing.  I think it might have been in a dim room.  But really it's not that hard to tell them from other common insects even without flashing.  I would think you can differentiate bees, flies, lady bugs, mosquitoes, etc. [[Special:Contributions/172.70.126.98|172.70.126.98]] 00:25, 29 July 2023 (UTC)Pat
 
:I've seen some indoors, flashing.  I think it might have been in a dim room.  But really it's not that hard to tell them from other common insects even without flashing.  I would think you can differentiate bees, flies, lady bugs, mosquitoes, etc. [[Special:Contributions/172.70.126.98|172.70.126.98]] 00:25, 29 July 2023 (UTC)Pat
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::It's not easy if you never saw any clearly. Ok, from flies and bees, sure, but from other beetles ... -- [[User:Hkmaly|Hkmaly]] ([[User talk:Hkmaly|talk]]) 01:36, 29 July 2023 (UTC)

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Do fireflies still blink when it's light out? If not, I'm not sure how someone could easily tell that some random flying insect is a firefly. Barmar (talk) 23:39, 28 July 2023 (UTC)

I've seen some indoors, flashing. I think it might have been in a dim room. But really it's not that hard to tell them from other common insects even without flashing. I would think you can differentiate bees, flies, lady bugs, mosquitoes, etc. 172.70.126.98 00:25, 29 July 2023 (UTC)Pat
It's not easy if you never saw any clearly. Ok, from flies and bees, sure, but from other beetles ... -- Hkmaly (talk) 01:36, 29 July 2023 (UTC)