what is the difference between a lightning bug and firefly
Firefly The Lampyridae are a family of insects in the beetle order Coleoptera. They are winged beetles, commonly called fireflies or lightning bugs for their conspicuous use of bioluminescence during twilight to attract mates or prey. Fireflies produce a "cold light", with no infrared or ultraviolet frequencies. This chemically produced light from the lower abdomen may be yellow, green, or pale red, with wavelengths from 510 to 670 nanometers.[2] The eastern US is home to the species Phausis reticulata, which emits a steady blue light.
Distribution of lightning The map on the right shows that lightning is not distributed evenly around the planet.[5] About 70% of lightning occurs on land in the Tropics, where the majority of thunderstorms occur. The North and South Poles and the areas over the oceans have the fewest lightning strikes. The place where lightning occurs most often (according to the data from 2004 to 2005) [needs updating] is near the small village of Kifuka in the mountains of eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo,[6] where the elevation is around 975 metres (3,200Â ft). This region received 158 lightning strikes per square kilometer (409 per sq mi) a year.[2]