جگنو روشنی کیسے پیدا کرتا ہے؟ جگنو کے حوالے سے دلچسپ حقائق پر مشتمل ڈاکٹر مجاہد حسین کی تحریر

Firefly in Urdu is Called Jugnu or (جگنو). Fire fly bug is interesting due to its natural lighting body. Its other common names are lighting bug, candle fly, fire beetle, glow worm, and lantern fly etc. Fireflies lightning bugs or glowworms are also interesting due to their life cycle. This article is about fireflies life cycle, fireflies habitat and fireflies reproduction. Why do fireflies Glow? How do fireflies Glow? Where do fireflies live? What Fireflies eat?; this article also highlights. These is facts about fireflies beetles.

Fire fly is a nocturnal soft body beetle with a thin body and two wings. Fire Fly Bug belongs to the Lampyridae family, which contains more than two thousand species. Different names of this lighting bug or fireflies lightning bugs; like candle fly, fire beetle, lantern fly or glow worm are due to its quality emitting light from its body.

Here are the details about fireflies life cycle, fireflies habitat and fireflies reproduction. Why do fireflies Glow? How do fireflies Glow? Where do fireflies live? What Fireflies eat?

مختلف جانوروں میں بچے کی پیدائش کا حیران کن عمل، ڈاکٹر مجاہد حسین کی دلچپسپ تحریر

Fire Fly Bug and Fireflies Habitat

Fireflies habitat has importance. Grass and plants are the fireflies habitat. Jugnu or lighting bug prefers tall grassy habitats. Fireflies lightning bugs spend most of the day on the ground. They fly in the evening and spend the entire night in grass and tree branches while lightning.

Why do fireflies Glow?

Why do fireflies Glow? It relates to fireflies reproduction. Its main purpose is to attract a mate for mating. Each breed of fir fly bug or fire beetle has unique pattern of flashing and flying. During its unique flight, the male Jugnu emits flashes of light in a special pattern to attract the waiting female. Female lantern fly or fire beetle marks that they both belong to the same breed. In case of acceptance, the female fire beetle flash her light.

There are also some other reasons, Why do fireflies Glow? This light also provides protection to Glow Worm against potential predators such as birds, frogs, etc. Fire Fly Bug has a bitter taste and it is toxic to many species. This gives the protection.

Besides the question of Why do fireflies Glow? there are some other facts also. All the species of glowowrms do not produce light. Many species prefer to fly and rely on the smell of pheromones to find mates.

What Fireflies eat? Fireflies Life Cycle

Fireflies life cycle is very interesting along with fireflies reproduction. Glow Worm spends most of its life in larval form. Female lighting bug lays about 100 eggs in mud or plants. These eggs hatched into larvae after about three weeks. Furthermore, they take the form of pupa after 1-2 years, from which the adult Jugnu emerges after three weeks. In addition to this, eggs of some species of lantern fly also glow.

These adult lightning bugs live only for four weeks. During this life time, some of glowworms even do not feed and spend their short lives searching for mates. Some fireflies and lightning bugs are also cannibalistic, but a significant number of adult use pollen and nectar as food. This was the details of fireflies life cycle and fireflies reproduction.

How do fireflies Glow? Facts about Fire Fly Bug

How do fireflies Glow? There a biochemical process. This light from the body of the candle fly or lantern fly is produced as a result of a chemical reaction called bioluminescence. Furthermore, this process takes place in a special organ found in the lower abdomen and this is where the light appears.

Moreover, this light producing organ consists of three parts including the reflector, light cells and transparent exoskeleton.

This chemical reaction takes place in photocells during which chemical energy is converted into light. The organic substrate called luciferin (C11H8N2O3S2) turns bright a result of the oxidation process in the presence of the enzyme called luciferase. As a result yellow or orange like yellow or Orange or green or yellowish green light is produced. The was about How do fireflies Glow?

Besides the question of How do fireflies Glow?, there re some other facts. The light of a glow worm is so pure that 100% of the energy of lighting is without heat. On the other hand in an ordinary bulb, 10% of the energy is released as light and the remaining 90% as heat.

Threats to Fire Fly Bug

Luciferase is used in scientific research. It is also produced synthetically. But on the other hand many institutions still use fireflies lightning beetles to obtain Luciferase. This factor along with air pollution, light pollution, excessive use of pesticides as well as destruction of the habitat, it is becoming a major reason for the decline of fireflies beetles. Besides this, too much light at night also affects the migratory habits and hunting ability and mutual signaling of fireflies beetles.

Considering these reasons, scientists are trying to check the decline in the number of fireflies lightning bugs. But due to small size, their tagging and tracking is very difficult. On the other hand, due to the short life span of adult fireflies lightning bugs, it is very difficult to count them.

Research on Fire Fly Bug

Early research on the chemical aspects of bioluminescence of candle flye or fire fly bug owed to the 1989 research efforts of Johns Hopkins University scientists, especially biochemist Professor William D. McElroy. On the other hand, until now scientists have been unable to provide a scientific justification for the specific sequence of light flashes of lighting bug or fire beetle.

Firefly in Urdu

Candle fly or Firefly in Urdu is Called Jugnu. Firefly in Urdu is also of interest for literature. Poetry has also used Firefly in Urdu. Allama Iqbal, described instructive dialogue between Junu and Bulbul in his poem “Hamdardi”.

First Saturday of July is celebrated as World Firefly Day. Finally message to the public by the author “Be A Firefly in the World Of Fake Butterflies”

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Dr. Jassar Aftab is a qualified Veterinarian having expertise in veterinary communication. He is a renowned veterinary Journalist of Pakistan. He is veterinary columnist, veterinary writer and veterinary analyst. He is the author of three books. He has written a number of articles and columns on different topics related to livestock, dairy, poultry, wildlife, fisheries, food security and different aspects of animal sciences and veterinary education.

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