You are here. Home Â» Alcohol & Your Health Â» Special Populations & Co-occurring Disorders Â» Underage Drinking. Underage drinking is when anyone under the minimum legal drinking age of 21 drinks alcohol. Underage drinking is a risk that attracts many developing adolescents and teens. When young people try alcohol, they often donât realize the damaging effects drinking can have on their own lives, their families, and their communities.
Light production in fireflies is due to a type of chemical reaction called bioluminescence. This process occurs in specialized light-emitting organs, usually on a firefly's lower abdomen. The enzyme luciferase acts on the luciferin, in the presence of magnesium ions, ATP, and oxygen to produce light.
The color of the light can be yellow, green or a very pale red and one species even has a bluish light. Even the larvae of a firefly glows and this is what some people refer to as a glow worm. Firefly or Lightning Bug as some call them.