Explaining Insects 🦋 on Instagram: "Fireflies are beetles famous for their natural bioluminescence—the soft, glowing light they produce, most often seen at night. They belong to the family Lampyridae and use light for communication, not illumination. Fireflies glow to: • attract mates, using species-specific flash patterns • signal identity, so the right partners find each other • warn predators, since many fireflies are toxic and taste bad The light is created by a chemical reaction in their a