gender in lightning bugs/ fireflies

insects have all sorts of interesting ways to attract mates. the family that includes fireflies and what are also known as lightning bugs, uses bio luminescence to find each to find each other in the night

[@rogerlbl7316]

I had a heated debate with my dentist over the difference between glow worms and lightning bugs.
He said glow worms were immature lightning bugs, and I told him that glow worms are their own species but similar to the lightning bug.
Speaking of which, lightning bugs came early this year and for some reason there are huge ones I've never seen before.

[@crzrck]

Actually Rodger you're both right. From what I understand there are glow worms that are larval forms of fireflies and there are glow worms which are their own particular species. I know the tropical regions of Southeast Asia have all kinds of species of these soft body beetles