I was sitting outside with the dogs yesterday as darkness fell and I saw tons of lightning bugs in the woods and all over the yard. They were all orange. When I was a kid there used to be green ones but I did not see one green one last night and haven't seen any green ones in a long time.
What happened to the green lightning bugs?
all I ever see is green ones ... orange ones sound cool though but I've never even heard of that.
ReplyDeleteLoretta,
ReplyDelete- I have always been fascinated about
bioluminescence
and have looked through many online-articles
about the subject.
- Even though I'm aware that several different colors
can be produced via bioluminescence,
all I've ever seen are yellow-green / blue-green lightning-bugs,
- There are two explanations I've found
for the red variety...
- 1) Genetics:
A mutant variety which produces a lower-energy version of
luciferase
- 2) pH variations of
firefly luciferin,
though I'm not certain whether environmental pH or
firefly genetics is the primary factor for what you're seeing.
Spectral-Distribution of Firefly Light
- Firefly luciferase is a very efficient light-source
compared with regular incandescent light-bulbs...
- Perhaps bioluminescent livestock will be the new
green-lighting solution:
Bioluminescent pig-bits
green-glowing pigs
Green-tinged farm
Global warming ?!
ReplyDeleteive only seen one lighting bug in my life and it was green they are pretty cool
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