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Post by apple on Jan 4, 2007 0:18:37 GMT
phenominal pics as usual apple. really loved the ones of Peneda Geres National Park. Brian. Thanks Brian.
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Post by apple on Jan 13, 2007 23:36:58 GMT
It took one month to rain again, ( last time here, 9 December) but fireflies larvae have been seen active, mostly, on wet places when it falls dew at night on the plants leaves. I saw that on Sintra Mountain.
On 10 January it rained and so the walls here ( Lisbon)were full of snails and slugs. the forest leaf litter nearby showed hundreds of yellow lights, mainly of Luciola larvae. I would guess that when stops to rain for somedays they agreggate in big numbers in certain places and then suddenly when it rains they come all out at the same time and show big light displays.
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Post by apple on Jan 14, 2007 23:22:59 GMT
I have been visiting and studying Sintra mountain. It is natural park, protected because of his history, flora and fauna. It as a land of tales, exotic gardens,waterfalls, mountain cloud forest, of wars, of beautifull Moor princess and her christian lover, and it was used as a favourite place to pass the hot summer since about X century (AC), by the moors, because in Sintra ( also called Moon mountain) the summer is fresher than in the lowlands. This mountain has a paralell position in relation to the sea so it´s called a condensation barrier because the clouds go against her, and then that impact creates rain on the moutain sides that are faced to the sea; while on the opposite side, clouds seem to disappear on the air! Sintra is like an oasis surrounded by drier places, and it is known has a place with malacological interest ( malakos-moluscs) because of his wet microclimate. With that it´s easy to understand why I search for fireflies there. ;D It´s near Lisbon, just about 20 km of distance. It´s an World Heritage place, so belongs to all the world. Sintra castle and it´s gardens Bromeliads and leaf litter
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Post by Carolyne on Jan 14, 2007 23:47:34 GMT
Fireflies are amazings insects
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Post by apple on Jan 15, 2007 0:12:03 GMT
giant fern forest
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Post by apple on Jan 15, 2007 0:13:15 GMT
Fireflies are amazings insects Yes they are! ;D You have seen fireflies or glow worms there? how they look like?
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Post by Carolyne on Jan 15, 2007 0:56:42 GMT
No, here there are not fireflies or glow worms but there are giant hornets as large as a common mouse (With the tail).
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Post by apple on Jan 15, 2007 23:02:22 GMT
No, here there are not fireflies or glow worms but there are giant hornets as large as a common mouse (With the tail). I read an article that says that exists fireflies in Chile. There they don´t glow on adult lifetime only as larva, a bit like many brazilian species. Some elaterids species still keep luminescence in larval stages as well. Very interesting! Huge, those giant hornets!
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Post by Carolyne on Jan 21, 2007 23:24:41 GMT
Really ;D. ! I like see one ¡.
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Post by apple on Jan 23, 2007 21:38:34 GMT
Yes. ok. Do you live in South, Central or North Chile? They ( fireflies) prefer wet places with dark conditions. Once we assume that´s glowing larvae that you want to see , they are out at night usually whenever snails,slugs,earthworms are...
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Post by apple on Jan 27, 2007 21:20:15 GMT
Here you can see in loco how artificiall light does affect fireflies life: www.youtube.com/watch?v=XnHXSlgO6FEJust put play on it. Here you can see a female of Lampyris, she´s waving her tail to show her light, but then it is put a light near her she suddenly stops to glow and go to hide herself... Too much artificial light doesn´t allow males to view females, and then they can´t breed...
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Post by apple on Jan 27, 2007 21:33:56 GMT
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Post by apple on Feb 21, 2007 19:20:15 GMT
Hi I´m about to open a weblog it´ll be available on some portuguese sites, newspapers, hopefully radio too, that will advertise my link! I´ll open an inquiry later, as an atachment, hopefully next week. This project will have the help of more than 300 vollunteers. It´s in portuguese, but if someone want to know what is can put the translator working lool. At least you can see how looks like and some nice pictures. I´m about to receive some really special photos, so these are only the beginning! Here it is: pirilampos-lightalive.blogspot.com/Enjoy.
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Post by Val on Feb 21, 2007 22:24:07 GMT
Great links Apple , I didn't know we had fireflies here in the UK, fascinating! Val
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Post by apple on Feb 22, 2007 0:27:03 GMT
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Post by goose on Feb 22, 2007 9:21:16 GMT
Thank you for the fascinating link on glow worms Apple - I see there are some sites in Herefordshire which I will certainly try and visit this summer. Really interesting read.
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Post by apple on Feb 23, 2007 0:22:15 GMT
Thank you for the fascinating link on glow worms Apple - I see there are some sites in Herefordshire which I will certainly try and visit this summer. Really interesting read. Hi Ok, so go there in June and July and then tell me if you see something! I´m glad to know you liked. I liked as well and hopefully Robin Scagell will participate on Firefly International meeting here in Portugal (21-25 june).
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Post by apple on Mar 15, 2007 3:46:09 GMT
When the purple evening shadows Darken over grassy meadows Settle down on dewy meadows Where the daisies grow
When the silent stars are brightening Then like sparks of tiny lightening Vivid sparks of harmless lightening Swarms of fireflies glow
In the dark, entrancing, dancing As if living stars came dancing As if twinkling stars came dancing, Thousands of them there
Every merry little fellow Wears a lamp of greenish yellow Soft and cool and bright and mellow Gleaming in the air
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Post by coyote on Mar 15, 2007 21:03:42 GMT
What a lovely poem, Apple.
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Post by apple on Mar 16, 2007 0:58:57 GMT
What a lovely poem, Apple. Yes it is. ;D Thanks. I just made some updates here. It´s in portuguese, but you always can have a look about how it looks like and you may also check the pictures. If someone wants to know what´s written, it´s a good chance to use the translator lool. pirilampos-lightalive.blogspot.com/
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Post by apple on Mar 17, 2007 0:40:01 GMT
I have just came back from the forest with my dogs, we went outside for a walk because it´s a pleasant night, and I saw 5 fireflies flying!!! They are maybe the first of the adult season. They are truly magical, look like glowing fairies!!! I haven´t been used to see adults only larvae ( adults end their season in august!), so I just have to say that they glow a LOT more.
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Post by apple on Apr 1, 2007 1:32:37 GMT
THe happy child,to whom the world is new Pursues the evening moth, of mealy wing, Or from the heath-bell beats the sparkling dew; He sees before his inexperienced eyes The brilliant Glow Worm,like a meteor,shine On the turf bank;amazed and pleased he cries «Star of the dewy grass!- I make thee mine!» Then, there he sleep,collects the moistened flower And bids soft leaves his glittering prize enfold, And dreams that fairy lamps illume his bower. Yet, with the morning, shudders to behold His lucid treasure,rayless as the dust; So turn the World´s bright joys,to cold and blank disgust. Charlotte Smith (1749-1806) (In: Elegaic Sonnets,58;1784)
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Post by apple on Apr 17, 2007 18:58:45 GMT
Lately I have seen hundreds numbers of fireflies. They make a lot of blinking and different sorts of glow behaviour, I would love to make a film with them, I´mjust trying to sort things, because it´s very dificult.
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Post by apple on Jun 2, 2007 21:12:54 GMT
Hi Those fireflies from Montesinho are a new specie for science! The confirmation came from analyses made in Germany. And maybe we found another new specie on last sunday in Gaia Biologic Park. At least, for sure, is a new specie for our firefly fauna here. For who may want to see glow worms in UK here you have: Glow worm evenings 2007 My trawl through the wildlife trust websites has produced the following information: 15 June near Torrington, Devon. Glow Worm or No Worm along the Tarka Trail. Free. www.northdevonfestival.org/events/glowworm.html23 June Croft Pascoe Wood near Goonhilly, Lizard. This is a nightjar watch, but there are said to be glow worms in Croft Pascoe as well as along the roadside near Traboe Cross, so it should be worth going. 6 July, Holtspur near Beaconsfield, Bucks. Dusk patrol. Admission free and not as stated on BBOWT website! 7 July Barnack near Peterborough. BBQ and glow-worm evening, admission £1.00 Barnack Wildlife Watch Group 13 July Fray's Valley, Uxbridge, Middx. Free, but book first. You have to download the London Wildlife Trust PDF file for info. 13 July Iron Latch near Colchester. Admission £1. Essex Wildlife Trust, but note that the map ref should be TL951259 27 July Robinswood Hill Country Park, Gloucester. Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust. Booking essential. 13 September, Langdon Hills, near Basildon, Essex. A bit late for glow worms usually! Essex Wildlife Trust. This is on UK glow survey site: website.lineone.net/~galaxypix/
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Post by apple on Jul 2, 2007 16:18:47 GMT
Here now it´s starting a second firefly season, with the appearance of bigger species.
And there in UK or any other country, did someone noticed any glow worm?
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