Thursday is Butterfly Day and Insect Day Giveaway- Week 17

Hi everyone! Happy Butterfly Day and Insect Day Giveaway- Week 17! Gather around the Insect Pub, to see butterflies and other insects, and to make new friends. Post your butterfly and insect photos, or art work for a chance to win Steem Basic Income Shares. A minimum of 2-SBI will be given away and depending on how many entries I have, I might be able to give away more. 1-SBI for photos and 1-SBI for art work. If no artwork is submitted, 2-SBI will be given away for photos. Entries will not be judged and winners will be chosen at random. You have 6 days for entries in this post and then a new one will begin. I am loving all of your entries from around the world. The winners for Week 16 are @djynn and @sketch.and.jam. Congratulations!

Here are the rules for the Giveaway.

1-One submission per person per week.
2-All photos and art work must be your own work. Photos and art work form the internet will not be accepted.
3-Make your own butterfly or insect post and use one of these tags: #butterflyday or #insectpub.
4-Drop a link to your post in the comments below to be eligible for a chance to win.
5-Upvotes to this post are not necessary but would be greatly appreciated, and might allow me to give away more prizes.

I am looking forward to seeing your butterflies and other insects!

Here are my photos for today of Fireflies or Lightning Bugs.

Happy Independence Day! July 4th of every year is celebrated here in the U.S.A. The day is filled with parades, a day at the beach, and cookouts with friends and family. At night, the skies are filled with beautiful firework displays. My backyard lights up every night for about a month in the summer and no Pyrotechnics are needed. Hundreds of fireflies do the job.

Fireflies flash their lights to attract a mate and to warn predators to back off. Birds and other would-be predators do not like the taste of fireflies and the flashing light is to remind them of that.

This firefly was on my glass door and was taken from the outside.

This is the same firefly taken from the inside of my house. It shows the part that flashes light which is called a "lantern".

This is a firefly in flight taken from 2 different angles.

This is what they look like when flashing their lights as they fly around at night. You can imagine what hundreds or thousands of these fireflies look like when they are all flashing their lanterns. They sure do put on a nice light display.

Happy Birthday America!

All photos are my own.

Are you looking for a caring community where your creativity and imagination can run wild? A place where you have the opportunity to win prizes for your participation? Are you looking for support or for a place that you would like to support? Then head on over to the Freewrite House and have some fun.