Just Wondering...
Does anyone know if Korea has lightning bugs???
posted by Jes @ 00:16
14 7월 2006
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5 Comments:
Hmmm. That I don't have an answer to. You're there. Do you ever see them?
I don't get the time difference. Your post, which popped up within the last hour here says 8:12am. To the best of my knowledge, you're 14 hours ahead of us here in the land of beer & cheese. Shouldn't that post say 1:00am or something close? Or is the clock on your pc just off? I'm cornfused.
Well, I didn't see any this spring, but I live in Yaksu so the combination of grime, yellow dust, and absolutely zero plant life might keep them away.
It's 1 a.m. The clock on my PC is right, but for some reason when I post it just tosses up random times. 14 hours ahead of Wisconsin, 13 ahead of the Yuengling Brewery.
Do you want me to send you some?
Living on Earth Almanac/Firefly Festival
CURWOOD: Welcome back to Living on Earth.
It will be a little bit brighter in South Korea this week as the town of Muju celebrates the Annual Firefly Festival. Between the 10th and 14th of June, bright lights are banned throughout the small town near the southern tip of the Korean peninsula so the incandescent insects can have the spotlight.
Festival organizers set up platforms near lightening bug habitats for better viewing. But the main attraction is a huge tent filled with several thousands blinking fireflies. School kids do their homework by firefly light for an hour, then the critters are released back into the wild.
To keep this festival bright for the future, townsfolk hold a parade and prayer sessions to honor firefly breeding. Fireflies are among a handful of insects that can glow. They’re also being studied as a model for display screens that need little energy. Scientists also believe a protein derived from the bugs can be used to make blood samples light up and indicate immune system response to invaders such as HIV and anthrax.
But all this lab work is light years away from the folks in Muju who just sit back and bask in the glow of firefly light. And, for this week, that’s the Living on Earth Almanac.
Wow!! A whole festival?!? Figures I missed it!! I'll have to make it a priority next year! I love lightning bugs!!!
Thank you soooo much for sharing the info!!
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