Minecraft to join Microsoft. REDMOND, Wash. â Sept. 15, 2014 â Microsoft Corp. today announced it has reached an agreement to acquire Mojang, the celebrated Stockholm-based game developer, and the companyâs iconic âMinecraftâ franchise.
The Lampyridae are a family of insects in the beetle order Coleoptera. They are winged beetles, commonly called fireflies or lightning bugs for their conspicuous use of bioluminescence during twilight to attract mates or prey. Fireflies produce a cold light, with no infrared or ultraviolet frequencies.
Save. Lightning bugs, also called fireflies or lightning beetles, are known for their ability to blink their taillights on and off. Even the larvae of these beetles have small spots that shine and these organisms are commonly called glowworms as well.Lightning bugs are beneficial insects that eat other insect larvae, snails and slugs. Some adult soldier beetles resemble adult lightning bugs, while sowbugs or pillbugs look like lightning bug larvae.n adult lightning bug (Photinus spp.) is a winged beetle that measures 7/16 to 9/16 inch long. It has a dark-colored soft body with brownish-black wing covers, edged with a light yellow to yellowish orange stripe. A section of the thorax, called the pronatum, extends over the lightning bug's head.