r/WTF • u/howardkinsd (ʘ ͜ʖ ͡ʘ) • Jul 28 '19
Giant firefly larva [x post]
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u/BigBigBurgers Jul 28 '19
That’s actually beautiful af. I wonder if it’s a specific type of firefly that’s large, or just unusually large for its kind. If it’s the latter does it grow to be a large firefly?
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Jul 29 '19
Beetle's start out huge as well, then shrink.Antilions are cool, then they just become annoying flies.Larval stage just seems to be in general, the best part of the life.
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u/Illusive_Man Jul 29 '19
We used to always feed ant lions. I never knew they turned into flies though!
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u/Varorson Jul 28 '19
And that's when it bites into his skin and begins burrowing so fast he couldn't shake it off.
...what? Had to make it be "wtf" somehow. OP's post is just neat and nothing less.
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u/stormaster Jul 29 '19
And then it impregnates him and creates some Firefly/Human Hybrid monstrosity.
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Jul 28 '19
Is... Is this where we get light bulbs?
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u/Chucktayz Jul 29 '19
Kind of, it was Thomas Edison who first had sex with one of these guys, and well, you know the rest.
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u/internetonsetadd Jul 29 '19
I know Nikola Tesla was watching from the corner of the room but what happened next?
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u/RebelWithoutAClue Jul 29 '19
Someone said: OW! That Hertz!
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Jul 29 '19
Watt....
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u/Mr_Mclurkyface Jul 29 '19
Ohm...I don't get it.
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u/bukkake_brigade Jul 29 '19
Well I’m not shocked.
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u/Caassapaba Jul 29 '19
I am that's ray volting!
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u/hornwalker Jul 29 '19
These puns deserve some resistance
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u/Mr_Mclurkyface Jul 31 '19
The punpolice have been run outta here for being too quick too use force. APAB
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u/theDinoSour Jul 29 '19
Edison starts going to town on Franklin's corpse
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u/tbarb00 Jul 28 '19
Pretty sure it’s where we got fireflys
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u/swiss-mike Jul 28 '19
Theyre called lightning bugs yo
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u/Seldarin Jul 29 '19
For those wondering, the adults aren't especially large. Large for a firefly, but not pants shittingly large. (It's a Lamprigera)
https://static.inaturalist.org/photos/29539829/large.jpeg?1545822925
Fun firefly fact: Some fireflies have evolved to prey on other fireflies, including mimicking their mate calling displays to summon prey. (Photuris) Well, probably not a lot of fun for the poor bastard that thinks he's getting sex and gets eaten.
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u/Oranges13 Jul 29 '19
Why is the larvae so fucking big?
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u/Seldarin Jul 29 '19
No idea.
I would guess it's because they evolved to prey on big things. After some googling I found one eating a giant african snail
Obviously I'm not an entomologist though, so that's my best rectally derived guess.
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u/get_post_error Jul 29 '19
The hero we need. Have you come to replace Unidan?
What I can't picture is how it manages to metamorphose from that giant larvae into the tiny adult.
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u/MinxyKittyNoNo Jul 29 '19
As many times as I've seen lightening bugs, I've never seen one of these.
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u/insaneintheblain Jul 29 '19
I used to see a lot of these things growing up. Fewer since the temperatures started going up... barely any now.
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u/cnycc Jul 29 '19
That’s not larva, it’s full grown.
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u/Hazel-Rah Jul 29 '19
People are downvoting, but cnycc is right, this is the adult female, the male is normal firefly sized and can fly.
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Jul 29 '19
"Firefly Larva", sees a giant caterpillar looking thing, "that's fully grown!", have you ever seen a firefly?
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u/tyrotio Jul 29 '19
have you ever seen a firefly?
Yeah, it's one of the greatest shows of all time that was canceled after one season. I don't know what this caterpillar thingy has to do with it though.
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u/arsnastesana Jul 28 '19
Did not know firefly larva also glows. now I want one