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We have lovely fireflies up at our fen at Angevine Lake Cumberland County. =
the first ones that come out (they emerged about a month ago) were flying =
and flashing very high up in the trees. About two weeks ago another lot em=
erged floating about at ground level and slighly above.=20
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From: roland.mccormick@ns.sympatico.caTo: naturens@chebucto.ns.caSubject: R=
e: [NatureNS] FirefliesDate: Sun=2C 13 Jul 2008 19:14:01 -0300
Fireflies?
Sixty years ago in Bear River we had hundreds=2C if not thousands of =
them on the marshes at the head of the tide. Those same marshes were full o=
f peepers=2C and you could hear them from far away. I have often wished I c=
ould go back to that country early in the spring and see if any where still=
there - I doubt they would be that plentiful now.
=20
Roland.
----- Original Message -----=20
From: Christopher Majka=20
To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca=20
Sent: Sunday=2C July 13=2C 2008 4:38 PM
Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Fireflies
Hi John=2C=20
On 13-Jul-08=2C at 1:46 PM=2C John Sollows wrote:
=20
When I was but a youngster (let's say=2C up till about 1970) fireflies in t=
he summer were commonplace=2C here in the Yarmouth area. It has been years=
since I have seen one.
=20
Well=2C one was flashing in the grass about ten days ago here on the Wyman =
Road=2C and I have heard another report from a youngster who was wondering =
what he had seen.
=20
This summer is foggier than many in recent years=3B I am calling it a "'60'=
s summer."=20
=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 speci=
es in the genus Pyractomena that specialize in feeding on snails=2C and thr=
ee species in the genus Photinus=2C that specialize in feeding on earthworm=
s. I would suppose that moist conditions favour both snails and earthworms=
=2C and hence of these firefly larvae that feed on them.
Cheers!
Chris
Christopher Majka
Nova Scotia Museum=2C 1747 Summer St.=2C Halifax=2C Nova Scotia=2C Canada =
B3H 3A6
c.majka@ns.sympatico.ca
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We have lovely fireflies up at our fen at Angevine Lake Cumberland County.&=
nbsp=3B the first ones that come out (they emerged about a month ago) were =
flying and flashing very high up in the trees. =3B About two weeks ago =
another lot emerged floating about at ground level and slighly above. <BR>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Fireflies?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> =3B =3B =3B =3B =3B S=
ixty years ago in Bear River we had hundreds=2C if not thousands of them on=
the marshes at the head of the tide. Those same marshes were full of peepe=
rs=2C 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.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> =3B</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Roland.</FONT></DIV>
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><B>From:</B> <A title=3Dc.majka@ns.sympatico.ca href=3D"mailto:c.majka@ns.=
sympatico.ca">Christopher Majka</A> </DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=3Dnaturens@chebucto.ns.=
ca href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</A> </DI=
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Sunday=2C July 13=2C 2008 4:38=
PM</DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [NatureNS] Fireflies</D=
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<DIV><BR></DIV>Hi John=2C=20
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<DIV>On 13-Jul-08=2C at 1:46 PM=2C John Sollows wrote:</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>When I was but a youngster (let's say=2C u=
p till about 1970) fireflies in the summer were commonplace=2C here in the =
Yarmouth area. =3B It has been years since I have seen one.</FONT></DIV=
>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> =3B</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Well=2C one was flashing in the grass abou=
t ten days ago here on the Wyman Road=2C and I have heard another report&nb=
sp=3Bfrom a youngster who was wondering what he had seen.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> =3B</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>This summer is foggier than many in recent=
years=3B I am calling it a "'60's summer." =3B</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> =3B</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Hmm ... I wonder if our fireflies like hig=
h humidity.</FONT> =3B</DIV></DIV></SPAN></BLOCKQUOTE><BR></DIV>
<DIV>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 <I>Pyractomena</I> that specialize in feeding on snail=
s=2C and three species in the genus <I>Photinus</I>=2C that specialize in f=
eeding on earthworms. I would supp