According to Japanese media reports, there are more fireflies flying in various parts of Miyazaki Prefecture this year than in previous years, dotting the night sky beautifully. According to relevant people, this is mainly due to the sunny weather and high temperatures, which is conducive to the continuation of the day of firefly feathering, and the increase in a kind of snail as a larval bait is also a major reason.
Image source: Miyazaki Prefecture Tourism Department, Japan
According to reports, in the Ayana River, near the Teruye Grand Suspension Bridge in Ayacho, the prefecture reportedly has countless fireflies flying around within a 3-kilometer radius during the peak period from 8 p.m. to 9 p.m. The pale green glow almost fills the riverside forest and forms a reflection on the surface of the water. It is reported that fireflies can be seen here from May 11 this year, one week earlier than last year.
Image source: Miyazaki Prefectural Department of Tourism
In Miyazaki City's Heiwadai Park, Ikeiyuji Road and the third parking lot, a total of about 400 Genji and Hime fireflies were found flying in the sky, about twice as many as last year. In Izunoyama Park in Kobayashi City, there are about 2,000 fireflies flying, about twice as many as last year.
In this regard, Masaki Chawaiyama, the head of the art class of the Miyazaki Prefectural Museum in Japan, pointed out, "If the bait situation is not good, fireflies will stay in the river in the form of larvae for a year or two." It may also have increased in numbers with the larvae that failed to come ashore last year."