fire beetle
Meanings
noun
- A luminous click beetle, Pyrophorus noctilucus
- Any insect in the genus Melanophila
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Etymology
Pyrophorus noctilucus - because it looks like it is glowing, like fire. Melanophila - because they seek out fire in order to mate and lay eggs in freshly burned wood.
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