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Fireflies?
Sixty years ago in Bear River we had hundreds, if not thousands of =
them on the marshes at the head of the tide. Those same marshes were =
full of peepers, and you could hear them from far away. I have often =
wished I could go back to that country early in the spring and see if =
any where still there - I doubt they would be that plentiful now.
Roland.
----- Original Message -----=20
From: Christopher Majka=20
To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca=20
Sent: Sunday, July 13, 2008 4:38 PM
Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Fireflies
Hi John,
On 13-Jul-08, at 1:46 PM, John Sollows wrote:
When I was but a youngster (let's say, up till about 1970) fireflies =
in the summer were commonplace, here in the Yarmouth area. It has been =
years since I have seen one.
Well, one was flashing in the grass about ten days ago here on the =
Wyman Road, and I have heard another report from a youngster who was =
wondering what he had seen.
This summer is foggier than many in recent years; I am calling it a =
"'60's summer."=20
Hmm ... I wonder if our fireflies like high humidity.=20
In my experience fireflies do like humid conditions. Many species live =
near cattail marshes or in low wet pastures. In Nova Scotia we have =
three species in the genus Pyractomena that specialize in feeding on =
snails, and three species in the genus Photinus, that specialize in =
feeding on earthworms. I would suppose that moist conditions favour both =
snails and earthworms, and hence of these firefly larvae that feed on =
them.
Cheers!
Chris
Christopher Majka
Nova Scotia Museum, 1747 Summer St., Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada B3H =
3A6
c.majka@ns.sympatico.ca
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Fireflies?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> Sixty =
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Bear River we had hundreds, if not thousands of them on the marshes at =
the head=20
of the tide. Those same marshes were full of peepers, and you could hear =
them=20
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in the=20
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Roland.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, July 13, 2008 =
4:38 PM</DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [NatureNS] =
Fireflies</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>Hi John,
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<DIV>On 13-Jul-08, at 1:46 PM, John Sollows wrote:</DIV>
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Yarmouth=20
area. It has been years since I have seen one.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Well, one was flashing in the grass =
about ten=20
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report from a=20
youngster who was wondering what he had seen.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>This summer is foggier than many in =
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<DIV>In my experience fireflies do like humid conditions. Many species =
live=20
near cattail marshes or in low wet pastures. In Nova Scotia we have =
three=20
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snails,=20
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feeding on=20
earthworms. I would suppose that moist conditions favour both snails =
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earthworms, and hence of these firefly larvae that feed on them.</DIV>
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<DIV>Cheers!</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>Chris</DIV><BR>
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