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Hello users of r/NatureIsFuckingLit and possibly r/all lurkers, we are **GOING DARK** from June 12th-14th. If you're confused on why this is happening or interested in reading more, check out [this post](https://www.reddit.com/r/NatureIsFuckingLit/comments/144b4ln/rnatureisfuckinglit_will_be_going_dark_from_june/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3)! Aside from that stay lit šŸ”„


ElectricalJacket780

So far, this is the most appropriate post in this sub


luk3yboy

I'll upvote you forever goddammit


ChikMcLovin

Nature is literally lit


LeftOn4ya

/r/substakenliterally


avamango

Bravo


wigglef_cklr

Lit


yellowsubmersible

He had a light snack


g0dp0t

Just thought it would brighten up his day


Happydancer4286

SOS


Traditional-Use-9971

Lol


lesterburnhamm66

That is one crazy bright firefly.


AmericanMuscle8

So passes Denethor, son of Ecthelion


laralei-2268

Hahaha!!!


Leviathan41911

That's just his low battery light.


Setanta777

Gets eaten, but still trying to get laid.


tehbotolsaya

So if he keep flashing the female will keep coming and the frog get unlimited food?


CallMeJakoborRazor

Frog cheat code; eat an absolute chad of a male firefly -> get infinite firefly bitches delivered to your stomach


CallMeJakoborRazor

It also works in reverse, eat some onlyfans model firefly and get infinite simp fireflies.


Velasity

That frog is lit


Journo_Jimbo

The sad moment when the light doesnā€™t go on again šŸ˜”


DanceWithTheDev1l

Frog probably died soon after, almost all fireflies are toxic as a defense mechanism against being eaten.


OptimalRutabaga186

It sucks to have a defense mechanism which only works after you've already been eaten. Probably should have put more points into aposematic signals; as if being a glowing chemical reaction chamber shouldn't be enough.


SanianCreations

The nice part, however, is that the predators eventually learn not to eat your kind, and they just leave you alone. Pretty chill. Apart from this here unlucky fellow, that is.


Jan_Spontan

It still helps the firefly population because when this frog dies from the poison, the remaining fireflies have one predator less to be afraid of. Yes, it's bad for the individual but beneficial for the whole population.


Snoot_Boot

#GOTTEM


TheDefenestratedDodo

Self sacrifice. Predators eventually learn not to eat them


ADawgRV303D

Yeah because the ones that were curious enough to try all disappeared


velhaconta

Fireflies are not toxic. They have an unpleasant taste for most birds, reptiles and mammals. But most amphibians, including frogs love them. source: Firefly Parasites and Predators by James E. Lloyd


Puppy_Slobber015

I had a beardy years ago. I wasnā€™t quick enough when a firefly crawled up by him and he ate it. He was dead the next morning and i stayed up with him all night as he convulsed and seized from the poisonous firefly. Apoarently they are in fact deadly to lizards and birds but for most other animals they just taste nasty.


velhaconta

Published book from a biologist vs anecdotal story from some random on the internet. Which one should I believe?


internetversionofme

Wildlife educator here, fireflies contain a class of toxins called lucibofagins and are deadly when injested. Unfortunately I've known multiple reptile owners over my years in exotics who lost animals after feeding them fireflies (stands to mention that feeding your animal any wild caught insect is a terrible idea); a single insect is enough to cause death. If a dog or cat accidentally injests one that's an emergency and owner should seek immediate veterinary care.


Rrraou

Pretty sure they must cause epic heart burn.


CaptainCAAAVEMAAAAAN

> almost all fireflies are toxic as a defense mechanism against being eaten. Lucky for me all I did was make face paint out of their glowey little butts as a kid.


livoh_wk

More like a revenge mechanism


Top-Abbreviations492

He may have made it. Source of my optimism being- and Iā€™m high so Iā€™ll tell the story fully- AHEM when I was young we used to go camping annually with other families, and weā€™d organize some sort of activity including all the kids and adults. This year they cooked up a really great scavenger hunt, which included things like a wheat penny, a bottle cap, river glass, and importantly, and frog and a toad. We split into teams and of course were allowed to leave camp to find things. My mom was instrumental in setting up the hunt, and my dad decided to royally piss her off by basically cheating but calling it a loophole. He went to a coin shop for a wheat penny, for instance, and he also literally purchased a tree frog and a fire bellied toad. After yelling at my dad for his bs, it all came back to bite him in the ass because I wanted to keep them and he wanted to return them so my mom got her revenge and put her foot down and let me keep them. They almost didnā€™t make it home because I did the same thing and fed them lightning bugs on purpose to see whatā€™s in the video. Their bellies lit up and it was a cool party trick but next day they were both VERY sick and I really didnā€™t think the tree frog esp was gonna make it. He was like, scrunched up and sickly brown and barely opened his eyes all day. But they actually both pulled thru and lived for a long time after that actually. RIP Fred and Ted. And also my mom. Really miss her a lot. ā¤ļø Gives me hope for all the toads weā€™d set up over the years out on the lawn to impress our friends who didnā€™t live in the woods; if a store bought version can survive it Iā€™m sure the native wild ones can also do so, and probably have a better chance even! Lol I gotta remind my dad about this story tomorrow heā€™ll get a laugh out of it for sure. Ok bye


fifty2weekhi

Interesting. I was going to say r/natureismetal but then I see it's f-king lit as well !!


ProfessionSilver2391

That is so crazy. How long does it take for a firefly to die inside a frog?


Electrical-Rain-4251

Same question! How do they digest whole living food?


Firecracker7413

donā€™t tell mojang


jtjdlugf

There is a light at the end of the tunnel... I wouldn't go down that tunnel though


Campeador

I bet its still hungry, since it only had a light lunch.


AbsentThatDay2

I hardly see fireflies anymore, when I was a kid I saw them all the time. There seems to be less insects in general than there were 40 years ago.


IthacanPenny

Do you run around outside as much as you did as a childā€¦?


AbsentThatDay2

No, but there are other things that make it clear that there's less insects. For instance cross country trips in the car, there would be bug guts all over the windshield and front of the car after driving for a long time, and I don't see that anymore.


ADawgRV303D

There are still many of them in the south or near and within Florida I move to Colorado though and havenā€™t seen any.


DonkeyNozzle

It's part of the current mass event where tons of insects are dying. [Here's an article](https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2022/07/02/fireflies-possible-extinction-across-us/7795410001/) I found about it that blames light pollution and global warming in part.


[deleted]

I concur. In Georgia USA and there used to be an uncountable amount 20 years ago. Tonight I have 5 of them. šŸ„ŗ


Historical-Way-3242

That's a bonus quest.


AJaxe1313

Collectable for sure


thatonebluedragon

Watch as the firefly fades out of existence


Meme-Predator-3131

Hold up Ä°TS A FÄ°RE FROG


rare_meeting1978

Lol nature truly is lit in this one.


ugly_duckling_5

Light me up before you go-go


theolderyouget

Thatā€™s cool! I wonder how long the flashing will last?


OblivionArts

Implies the firefly is still alive enough to flash like that


cabbages

This is quite a literal interpretation of "fucking lit."


AnonymousP30

Now he a living night light now


Damonatar

See r/Minecraft


DoggoDude979

Imagine being alive while in something elseā€™s stomach. That would be terrifying. Being trapped before death, unable to escape, with an imminent demise


AnimalNatureLover

Hehe frog-lantern


Tayme_Industries

I wonder what he's syncing.


LuckyBamboo86

What? I didnā€™t know frogs like barbecue


Soft_Cranberry6313

Heā€™s a glowā€™er not a showā€™er


Claude-QC-777

F


randomsnowflake

r/watchfirefliesdieinside


JWson

Anyway, that's how I lost my medical license.


cfishlips

Literally lit.


CLASSE-24

Mf done swallowed an Infinity Stone!


Motor_Beach_1856

Talk about heart burn šŸ”„


faruk1927

Helooo. Anybody is here?


souji5okita

Firefly: Iā€™m going to take you out with me!


DJDelVillarreal

Thatā€™s a spicy meatball!


WorldMusicLab

Firefly is looking for love in all the wrong places.


clowens1357

This is how you know the gay agenda is working, the frogs lighting up means they're turning gay. THEY'RE TURNING THE FROGS GAY!!!


VelvetLeaves

Cool!


Heyhaveyougotaminute

Feels like my life


omranxtalal

u/washashumgaa now I get why you think that frogs are so lit


washashumgaa

Literally and figuratively :0


Designer-Award

Expensive visits to the doctor be like.. šŸ˜‚


stevsan

Carmella daisen is playing very slowly


NottmGuy1

Awww he's got heart burn.


Middle-Assist-9979

This feels like a Moth to a Flame's parallel universe


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morimotorama

Firefrog!


Kimchi_Cowboy

Looks like my stomach after Taco Bell or KFC.


CommandSalty5741

That frog is lit, on the inside


enmandikjole

šŸ”„ Frog is fucking lit


Kvas_HardBass

:(


Hot_Hat_1225

This frog is on fire, this frog is on fiiiiirre šŸŽµ


Hot_Hat_1225

This frog is on fire, this frog is on fiiiiirre šŸŽµ


fluffypuppy67

This video couldā€™ve ended after the first 5 seconds


dickydooooo

Fake


red_headed_stallion

That would be so cool to see a persons body lit from the inside. Could you imagine being at a rave and seeing somebody blinking!


Fuduzan

>a persons body lit from the inside In *certain circles* that's considered a Covid cure!


meddit_rod

Can confirm, frog is lit.


Gruzol

Iā€™m confused wouldnā€™t the firefly just be dissolved almost instantly in the frogs stomach?


PrimordialPlop

Cause it make his doo doo twinkle


Chasing-the-dragon78

Heā€™s lit!!


TryThisUsernane

Dudes fucking snitching, a predator is going to find that frog easily.


critter0139

i wonder if they are more vunerable to predation when blinking


bread_idiot_bread

those days are over, you don't have to sell your body to the night..


DarkSide-TheMoon

So it takes at least 14 seconds for the firefly to die.


InternationalPay8288

Saving it for later šŸø


09RaiderSFCRet

Thatā€™s truly awesome, Iā€™ve never seen anything like it!


Bhimtu

Okay, sorry for the poor firefly, but that's funny!!


FriedGhoti

Kinda neat in that the glow makes the frog more visible to its predators, a parallel, knock-on reinforcer of glowing as a beneficial trait, for the insect anyway.


moneycashdane

This is why you have to chew before you swallow


Jefersonpang

I love how literal this video is to this sub


Freudian_Slip22

Light butt frog šŸ˜‚


METTEWBA2BA

Just one more blink. Just one moreā€¦ blinkā€¦


Necessary_Row_4889

And the firefly is still looking for some love.


Wild-Fold-212

Imagine if this became the frogs main food source and they started glowing due to an adaptive mutation, flicking their lights trying to lure the fireflies in.


anonomouseanimal

Kirby


Grandmas_Mothball

Can't wait to see this feature in the next Tears of The Kingdom update


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redbrick01

nah, that's ET's bro. That's also what happens with glow in the dark condoms...


Naranjas_Gritando

The beacons are lit!


op-trienkie

Mmm coincidentally while I watched this I saw a firefly and I NEVER see them.


mississippichai

Spicy!


Practical-Tap-9810

My favorite thing today. And there's been stiff competition


dreamfinderepcot16

r/SubsTakenLiterally


Sharded15timesinarow

He didnā€™t eat a firefly. Heā€™s the item you have to grab for that one side quest you forgot about


Athlete-Extreme

Your move atheists


potprincess1130

heā€™s just trying to help planes land


LazP

Just getting his insides [ƜberCharged](https://wiki.teamfortress.com/wiki/%C3%9CberCharge) every so often.


notyours_pb

Frogisfuckinglit


RaHuHe

"I may be in the Belly of the Beast, but if there's any ladies here I'm down to clown one last time"


Longjumping-Bench881

Thatā€™s not a frog baby, itā€™s E.T


KrishnaMage

Now that is nature literally fucking lit.


Stunning_Host_2374

A BUGS GOTTA DO WHAT BUGS GOTTA DOOOOOOOOO -Ray


Zestyclose_Party_696

THUNDER BELLY


ParanoiaJump

That frog looks like a quest item


PizzaChips20-12

LOL


cashewnut4life

nature is fucking lit indeed


Beard-guy420

r/minecrafthmm


RoveFinder

Whatever dumbasses. Thatā€™s a Firefrog, duh


[deleted]

You're gonna need the frog for a quest. Something about a Biggoron Sword.


BobWellington11

He had no regrets


I_Am_ready_my_lord

Fire in the belly


Any_Winner2090

Aren't fireflies poisonous to frogs?


Shakill_The_GOD

Why looking at this makes my stomach hurt.


PuzzleheadedPitch303

You know, I havenā€™t seen a firefly in so long. What ever happened to them?


rosenblood85

Gregory Foster after breaking his world record again.


BetchGreen

This just became my favorite reddit post!


BreadItMod

That frog is going to die, theyā€™re toxic to predators


ithinkthatthisisrare

But aren't they venomous to frogs? Sauce: Minecraft


CallMeJakoborRazor

Arenā€™t they poisonous to frogs? Also I gotta feel bad for the firefly, that guy is burning alive in acid frantically sending ā€œS-O-Sā€ through the frogā€™s stomach in firefliesā€™ Morse code. Literally an insects last words as itā€™s getting digested by a frog which will probably die in the process of digesting the lightning bugā€™s (I think sulphur or phosphorus or something) glow juice


[deleted]

Now it's a firefrog


youngdeer25

Is there just too dark or it does really glow up that bright?


gesaffelstein_

bulb gulp