Tag: Research

• Lightning Bugs = Fireflies

  According to Dr. Katie Kilmer, assistant professor of biology and health at Missouri Southern State University in Joplin, lightning bugs/fireflies are specialized predators and feed on other insect larvae, snails and slugs. “They are important to help maintain a balanced ecosystem,” she says. Medically speaking, “lightning bugs create their light using two chemicals, luciferin and…

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  September 5, 2021

  2021, September 2021, The Great Outdoors

  Dr. Katie Kilmer, Fireflies, Joplin, Lightning Bugs, Luciferase, Luciferin, Missouri Southern State University, Research