After two years of research and careful studying, scientists at the Butterfly Pavilion in Broomfield have become the first to ever raise Colorado fireflies in captivity.
The scientists at Butterfly Pavilion, understandably, are always excited about bugs. But one day in June marked a particularly exciting milestone for their ongoing research into Coloradan fireflies.
Garcia is one of the many researchers who worked to collect and raise the fireflies, which emerged in late June. The beetles were collected in Fort Collins in 2021, and Garcia and his coworkers have spent the last two years learning about their life cycle. “In tropical species of fireflies, they can develop within a few months. But these species take years to develop from eggs into adults, and then you only have two weeks with them,” Garcia said.
“When people go into animal science often they go into it because they want to study tigers or dolphins or charismatic megafauna where a lot of the attention has gone,” she said. “But we really should be caring about them more, not just because they’re cool, but for selfish reasons as well.” Butterfly Pavilion is the first Association of Zoos and Aquariums-accredited, stand-alone, nonprofit invertebrate zoo in the world, and it works on projects like studying firefly life cycles and developing pollinator habitats around the world to encourage education and help foster a new appreciation for invertebrates and the work that is required to protect them.
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