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Look at the bigger version to see them.
Look at the bigger version to see them.
Look at the bigger version to see them.
Look at the bigger version to see them.
So, here's what I know about these guys: The males fly around signalling. The females sit on the ground or on vegetation. Sometimes they signal back. Sometimes, a different, larger species of female firefly will trick the smaller males into coming in for a visit. Then she eats him.
This guy cooperated. It was harder than I thought to convince him / her to land, stay put, light up, and fumble around one-handed to get a pseud-macro shot with my 50mm lens that refused to focus.
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