{"id":2442,"date":"2019-04-16T15:06:18","date_gmt":"2019-04-16T15:06:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/?p=2442"},"modified":"2019-07-15T14:03:51","modified_gmt":"2019-07-15T14:03:51","slug":"clip-of-the-week-timelapse-of-fireflies-flying-around-a-tree-philippines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/2019\/04\/16\/clip-of-the-week-timelapse-of-fireflies-flying-around-a-tree-philippines\/","title":{"rendered":"Clip of the week &#8211; Fireflies flying around a tree, Philippines"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"padding: 52.73% 0 0 0; position: relative;\"><iframe style=\"left: 0px; top: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; position: absolute;\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/330794382?title=0&amp;byline=0&amp;portrait=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>There are many species of firefly, which are widely distributed around the world. Fireflies are actually beetles of the family Lampyridae and represent the best studied group of bioluminescent animals. Each species has a distinctive flash pattern. To find out more, take a look at our new <a href=\"\/animals\/invertebrates\/fireflies.html\">firefly gallery<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery gallery-2442 style-standard'><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01557570-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Eastern firefly (Photinus pyralis) flying, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, USA Controlled conditions. June\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01557570-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01557570-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01557570-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01557570-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01557570.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01557570-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01557570-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01557570-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01557570-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01557570-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01557570-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Eastern firefly (Photinus pyralis) flying, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, USA Controlled conditions. June\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01510939-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Japanese firefly (Luciola cruciata) light trails at night above stream in rural Japan. June.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01510939-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01510939-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01510939-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01510939-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01510939.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01510939-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01510939-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01510939-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01510939-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01510939-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01510939-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Japanese firefly (Luciola cruciata) light trails at night above stream in rural Japan. June.\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01576631-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Fireflies (Luciola parvula himebotaru) flashing at night for courtship and reproduction. Gifu, Japan. Composite image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01576631-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01576631-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01576631-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01576631-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01576631.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01576631-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01576631-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01576631-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01576631-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01576631-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01576631-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Fireflies (Luciola parvula himebotaru) flashing at night for courtship and reproduction. Gifu, Japan. Composite image\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .gallery -->\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are many species of firefly, which are widely distributed around the world. Fireflies are actually beetles of the family Lampyridae and represent the best studied group of bioluminescent animals. Each species has a distinctive flash pattern. 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