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flying beetle

Meet the Beetles

A beetle is a type of insect. There are thousands of different kinds, and they live almost everywhere. …

Creepy Crawlies

beetle, beetles, bloody-nosed beetle, cedar beetle, dung beetle, fireflies, firefly, giraffe beetle, ladybug, stag beetle, tortoise beetle, violin beetle

Nature Notebook

August 2018 Nature Notebook: Firefly Friends

Nature Notebook

fireflies, firefly, lightning bugs

Ranger Rick Life After Dark October 2016

Life After Dark

When the sun goes down, day is done for many creatures. But for others, nighttime is the right time to be awake. …

bat, cat, catfish, cats, ecolocation, firefly, insects, owl, snake, sphinx moth, tarsier

Nature Notebook

August 2015 Nature Notebook: Firefly Friends

Nature Notebook

Ranger Rick Glow August 2015

Let it Glow

Check out nature’s blinking, twinkling, LIVING lights! …

bioluminescence, dinoflagellates, dragonfish, fireflies, firefly, jellyfish, mushroom, plankton, railroad worm, viperfish

No Picture

August 2015 Educator’s Guide

Educator’s Guide

anemone shrimp, firefly, glass frog, jellyfish, jumping spider, roadrunner