Flashing Fireflies (Luciola cruciata) at Dusk | Japan

This is a species of flashing firefly in Japan known as genjibotaru (Luciola cruciata) engaging in group bioluminescent display along the bank of a small river in Shikoku province. The light of the fireflies is being reflected off the surface of the water. This activity commences at dusk and carries on through the night. This image is a composite of seventeen photographs.

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This is a species of flashing firefly in Japan known as genjibotaru (Luciola cruciata) engaging in group bioluminescent display along the bank of a small river in Shikoku province. The light of the fireflies is being reflected off the surface of the water. This activity commences at dusk and carries on through the night. This image is a composite of seventeen photographs.