It is a little hard to photograph them, because they hang out at night. Pronunciation = Hoe Tar Roo.
Can you see the glowing spots - Hotaru!
Sunday, June 16, 2013
Hotaru - Fire fly
It's Hotaru season in Japan. These friendly little glowing beetles come out of the stream at night and can be seen between about 7pm and 10pm. They are only about 20mm long, have a black shell and look like a normal beetle. There is a huge difference though. They have a beautiful, bright green flashing light on their.... well tails. When they hatch from the stream they make their way up into the sky and start flashing every few seconds. When they find a mate, they flash in time and up to 20 can be flashing together. They are like flying Christmas lights. Pretty neat aye!
It is a little hard to photograph them, because they hang out at night. Pronunciation = Hoe Tar Roo.
It is a little hard to photograph them, because they hang out at night. Pronunciation = Hoe Tar Roo.
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4 comments:
Helen says: They're really cool!
Cameron says: I would love to see them.
Alysha says: I would like to be there when there is at least 20 of them.
Luke A asks: Can you walk up close to them?
brooke mason. i would love to see a group of fire flies.
I want a pet one to be my annoying night bug, although if it flew to close to me itwould probably blur out mt vision, from Awesomest Alysha
They are so cool, and you can get pretty close to them, they even land on you and glow too sometimes. They are a real treasure and I wish New Zealand had them too. When they are in a group they all flash at the same time. It's awesome.
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