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Old 06-23-2003, 11:19 PM   #1
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Does anyone know if there's any species of firefly in North America that emits red-tinted flashes (rather than the usual green-tinted)?
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I thought they emitted both tints green-yellow to red-yellow
wish I could have helped you out here
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Well, all the ones I've seen around here were greenish, but my friends and I saw some things that I *suspect* to be fireflies which definitely flashed red. We didn't actually observe the bugs themselves, just the color of the flashing, so we're still not sure. I obviously took the time to conclusively rule out the easier explanations like some sort of man-made phenomena (like a laser pointer, or the reflection from a traffic signal or car break light) before deciding to ask if there were red-blinking fireflies around.
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