Re: [APML] OT: fireflies

[Roland Roberts <roland@astrofoto.org>]

>>>>> "sw" == swalters  <swalters@att.net> writes:

    sw> I like your scene but something about it bothers me.  Finally
    sw> I know what it is. The fireflies in the trees.  Somehow, I
    sw> don't think I've ever seen a firefly much over 4 feet off the
    sw> ground. Perhaps they can fly that high but I just don't
    sw> associate fireflies with that much height. So it looks
    sw> un-natural to me.

I'm not sure about in general, but fireflies definitely *do* fly well
above 6 feet off the ground.  Perhaps they only do this in wooded
areas where they are somewhat protected from flying predators.  During
the summer months, we often sit around a friends wooded back yard and
near the trees they fly high enough I can't reach them.

roland
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