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Do lightning bugs eat mosquitoes?

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Adult lightning bugs usually eat other either insects, pollen or nectar, although some species, like the European glow-worm, have no mouth and are unable to eat at all. Larval lightning bugs are predators, eating worms, slugs, snails and small insects. read more

There is no documentation of lightning bugs eating mosquitoes, but it may be possible. Firefly larvae are predatory and can eat small animals like slugs and earthworms. Adult fireflies are generally herbivorous, but in some species adults are predatory like their larval counterparts. read more

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