Firefly’s are soft bodied beetles.  In the USA they are also referred to as Lightning Bugs. Their little black bodies have yellow or orange marks on them.  Below the main portion of their bodies are little glands that light up at night, in little bursts of color.  Female firefly’s do not have wings.  They can be found in the long moist summer grass; and they flash their lights at night to attract males.  This glowing spot on the lawn created by the females is how they got the name glowworms.   Young fireflies feed on the nectar from flowers, and some insects, but research suggests that the adult firefly does not eat.  This is one reason why they only live for about two months.   They fly slowly, don’t bite or pinch anyone who catches one, and they are quite harmless.  Scientists say that you can find fireflies in many countries but in the United States they are only found in the east and Midwest, never in the Western States.  Unfortunately for firefly’s, frogs love to eat them.