Unique Myths About Fireflies You Should Know

Many people who live in the village ever see fireflies. Here, we will inform the unique myths about it that people do not know. Fireflies are a type of insect which is able to emit a light at night. The light is produced by cold rays that do not contain ultraviolet. We often see fireflies at night in rural areas generally that still many trees. In an urban area, fireflies are difficult to find because of the small number of trees. The following are myths about fireflies.

Fireflies

Romantic Animal

The rays that appear on fireflies can be changed. It happens to attract the female firefly and the ray that is emitted by the male firefly is different rays as usual. If we look closer, those rays from fireflies like candles when we are having dinner with the beloved one.

Fireflies Relate to Mystical Thing for Some People

It is often that the fireflies’ appearance is always associated with the appearance of a ghost. It is still believed by some people in the countryside. They assume if the firefly looks only alone then it is followed by a mystical creature.

Fireflies Appear After Rain

This is not a myth anymore. In fact, the firefly will appear after the rain and usually occurs at night. In the midday, the fireflies will not be seen by the eye because it is a small shape.

Fireflies Are Beetles

Fireflies are the nocturnal animals of Lampyridae, a family of insects in the sequence of the Coleoptera beetle, or the winged beetle.

Kill Fireflies Will Get Accident

Some people still believe this myth that if we kill fireflies, it will cause an accident. In the depths of Indonesia, the people still believe that myth and there is a prohibition not to kill fireflies. If people kill fireflies then the person who kills fireflies will experience woe and misfortune.