The Army's new paternity leave policy gives fathers additional time to be with their Families when a child is born. The policy, signed into law under President George W. Bush on Oct. 14, 2008 grants married Soldiers up to 10 consecutive days of non-chargeable administrative leave after the birth of a child.
Adult fireflies have a special light-producing tissue inside the abdomen covered by a very thin, translucent exoskeleton; this allows the internally produced light to shine through. The world is full of questions we all want answers to but are either too embarrassed, time-crunched or intimidated to actually ask.
Description: There are a number of different species of fireflies, none of which are actually fliesâtheyâre beetles! They get the names âfireflyâ and âlightning bugâ because of the flashes of light they naturally produce.This phenomenon is called bioluminescence, and the bioluminescent organs in fireflies are found on the underside of the abdomen. A similar group of organisms are glowworms.The term âglowwormâ can refer to firefly larva or wingless adult femalesâsome of which are not in the firefly family Lampyridae.hey get the names âfireflyâ and âlightning bugâ because of the flashes of light they naturally produce. This phenomenon is called bioluminescence, and the bioluminescent organs in fireflies are found on the underside of the abdomen. A similar group of organisms are glowworms.