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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 | ||
| + | ::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) | ||
| + | ::It's not too hard if you know what to look for - the most distinguishing feature from other beetles is their translucent abdomen https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firefly#/media/File:Firefly_composite.jpg [[Special:Contributions/172.70.111.137|172.70.111.137]] 14:27, 1 August 2023 (UTC) | ||
| + | Huge kudos to whoever made that Counting Crows reference in the "incomplete" box. [[explain_xkcd:Community_portal/Miscellaneous#Help_with_Creating_a_User_Page|Trogdor147]] ([[explain_xkcd:Community_portal/Miscellaneous#Help_with_Creating_a_User_Page|talk]]) 02:12, 29 July 2023 (UTC) | ||
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| + | Is it cannibalism if the predator is a different species? Perhaps "pseudo-cannabilzed"[[User:Boatster|Boatster]] ([[User talk:Boatster|talk]]) 02:24, 29 July 2023 (UTC) | ||
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| + | Have there been a lot of firefly comics recently, or am I misremembering? [[User:R128|R128]] ([[User talk:R128|talk]]) 03:56, 29 July 2023 (UTC) | ||
| + | :There was one earlier this month (#[[2802]]). [[explain_xkcd:Community_portal/Miscellaneous#Help_with_Creating_a_User_Page|Trogdor147]] ([[explain_xkcd:Community_portal/Miscellaneous#Help_with_Creating_a_User_Page|talk]]) 02:42, 30 July 2023 (UTC) | ||
Latest revision as of 23:46, 4 August 2023
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)
- It's not too hard if you know what to look for - the most distinguishing feature from other beetles is their translucent abdomen https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firefly#/media/File:Firefly_composite.jpg 172.70.111.137 14:27, 1 August 2023 (UTC)
Huge kudos to whoever made that Counting Crows reference in the "incomplete" box. Trogdor147 (talk) 02:12, 29 July 2023 (UTC)
Is it cannibalism if the predator is a different species? Perhaps "pseudo-cannabilzed"Boatster (talk) 02:24, 29 July 2023 (UTC)
Have there been a lot of firefly comics recently, or am I misremembering? R128 (talk) 03:56, 29 July 2023 (UTC)
- There was one earlier this month (#2802). Trogdor147 (talk) 02:42, 30 July 2023 (UTC)
