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Lightning Bug The females of this species, like those of other members of the genus, lure males of other species by imitating their flash patterns in order to prey on them. Canada,Geotagged,High Quality,In Focus,Pennsylvania firefly,Photuris pensylvanica Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Lightning Bug

The females of this species, like those of other members of the genus, lure males of other species by imitating their flash patterns in order to prey on them.

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    Ferdy Christant
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    What a sneaky strategy :) Posted 10 years ago

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The Pennsylvania firefly

''Photuris pensylvanica'', known by the common names Pennsylvania firefly, lightning bug, and glowworm, is a species of firefly from the United States and Canada. It is also widely known under the Latin name ''Photuris pennsylvanica'', although the original spelling, with one "n", was common in Latinized names of the time and remains the valid name.

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Species identified by J M Belanzaran
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By J M Belanzaran

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Uploaded Feb 13, 2015. Captured in Rue du Havre, Saint-Lambert, QC J4S, Canada.
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