It's summertime again and time for night time fun with fireflies, aka lightning bugs. Did you know that there are several different types of the firelfy? Do you know that they are actually beetles that have two pairs of wings? Do you also know that they seem to be disappearing from our landscape? The Museum Of Science is teaming up with other researchers to track the firefly and they need your help. Simply go to https://legacy.mos.org/fireflywatch/ and register your habitat. You can log in as much as you like to see what others are reporting in their habitat and report your own habitat activity. There is a list of things to look for while you are observing the insects such as- how many flashes, whether insect was flying or perched, how many did you observe, temperature and etc. You can find all this information and more on the website. This is a great fun, family activity and science lesson!
This will be our second year and we love it! Be part of important research and have fun at the same time!
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