Rose is Rose by Don Wimmer and Pat Brady for August 20, 2011
August 19, 2011
August 21, 2011
Transcript:
Pasquale: Look! The lightning bugs turn on...and off...and on...and off!
Mimi: Kan dey doo enee uhthur trikz?
Pasquale: Sorry, Mimi...on and off is their only trick!
The patterns of light that these insects trace through the air with their lights are mating cues. Males home in on females of their species because they fly and blink in specific sequences. Clever predators learn to imitate those patterns and give horny boy bugs a big surprise.
Nabuquduriuzhur: Toxic to lizards? Our Mediterranean geckos eat them with no apparent ill effects. They keep blinking inside the gecko for a couple of minutes after ingestion.
Puddleglum2 over 13 years ago
Have a heart!
runar over 13 years ago
The patterns of light that these insects trace through the air with their lights are mating cues. Males home in on females of their species because they fly and blink in specific sequences. Clever predators learn to imitate those patterns and give horny boy bugs a big surprise.
jpsomebody over 13 years ago
And when they hit your windshield they still glow for several minutes. They just stop flashing.
11256 over 13 years ago
look up!
hippogriff over 13 years ago
Nabuquduriuzhur: Toxic to lizards? Our Mediterranean geckos eat them with no apparent ill effects. They keep blinking inside the gecko for a couple of minutes after ingestion.
Doctor11 over 13 years ago
Sadly, I don’t get fireflies where I live. Sigh.
tegm over 13 years ago
haha, this is a lovely strip <3
monkeysgirl247 over 13 years ago
I love Fireflies!