The Dark Side of the Light Show: Predators of Fireflies in the Great Smoky Mountains

<table>Some invertebrate predators of fireflies in the Great Smoky Mountains (photos by R. De Cock). (a) Orb-weaving spider (Araneidae) <i>Cyclosa conica</i> attacking a <i>Photinus </i>male that has been caught and wrapped. (b) Harvestman <i>Leiobunum</i> spp. (Opiliones: Phalangiidae) attacking a newly eclosed <i>Photuris</i> firefly. (c) <i>Zelus luridus </i>assassin bug (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) feeding on a male<i> Photinus carolinus</i>. (d) <i>Bittacus</i> spp. hangingfly (Mecoptera: Bittacidae) consuming a male <i>Phausis reticulata</i>.</table>

Psyche: A Journal of Entomology

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Figure 1: The Dark Side of the Light Show: Predators of Fireflies in the Great Smoky Mountains 