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Fiery Stars | Photinus pyralis Love lost in summer evenings, too bright<br /> to ignore, a lawn transforms<br /> into a field of delicate, fiery stars.<br /> <br /> Wild Light Post: <a href="http://www.bugdreams.com/archives/stars/" rel="nofollow">http://www.bugdreams.com/archives/stars/</a> Photinus,Photinus pyralis,Photinus pyralis Blow,beetle,big dipper,biodiversity,bioluminescence,common eastern firefly,eastern firefly,energy,evening,firefly,glow,glowworm,grass,insect,invertebrate,lampyridae,lightning bug,summer Click/tap to enlarge

Fiery Stars | Photinus pyralis

Love lost in summer evenings, too bright
to ignore, a lawn transforms
into a field of delicate, fiery stars.

Wild Light Post: http://www.bugdreams.com/archives/stars/

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  1. View Ludo Sak's profile
    Ludo Sak
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    So amazing Rick. It must have been very difficult to capture them like this, moving in a low light condition. Posted 13 years ago
  2. View Rick Lieder's profile
    Rick Lieder
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    Thanks Ludo. Very difficult, true. I'm getting ready for another firefly season here in a few weeks. Posted 13 years ago
    1. View Ludo Sak's profile
      Ludo Sak
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      Looking forward to it! Posted 13 years ago
  4. View Ferdy Christant's profile
    Ferdy Christant
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    Deep respect, I don't know anyone else able to capture fireflies like this. Posted 13 years ago
  5. View Jeroen's profile
    Jeroen
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    great! Posted 13 years ago

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The Common eastern firefly

''Photinus pyralis'', known by the common names common eastern firefly and big dipper firefly, is the most common species of firefly in North America. This organism is sometimes incorrectly classified as ''Photuris pyralis'', which likely results from mistaking the similar sounding genus ''Photuris''.

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Similar species: Beetles
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Uploaded May 31, 2012.
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