Light Dance At The Mexican Firefly Sanctuary

Famous for its beautiful "light dance" every summer, firefly sanctuary in Nanacamilpa (Mexico) has become an attractive tourist destination for nature lovers.
Light dance at the Mexican firefly sanctuary
From June to August each year, tourists flock to the firefly sanctuary in Nanacamilpa (Tlaxcala, Mexico) to admire the miraculous sight. It is a rare light show by the firefly "artists". Photo: Pepe_soho.

Fireflies are brown in color, soft on the body, and the wings are usually firmer and tougher than other types of beetles

. This insect has the ability to emit a cold, orange-red or yellow-green light. The glow in fireflies is caused by a chemical reaction of bioluminescence (bio-light) occurring in a specialized organ located under the belly of the animal. Photo: Pepe_soho
When a firefly is an adult, it has only one life goal, to mate.



The ability to glow not only helps the fireflies to catch prey, but also to seduce their mates. Summer is the time when this insect enters the breeding season. They are concentrated in deep forests, near streams or lakes, glowing at the same time, creating magical beauty. This unique sight helps the places where fireflies gather to become interesting destinations, attracting tourists. Photo: Kirsten Luce.
The low slopes of the volcanoes Popocatepetl and Iztaccihuatl (near Nanacamilpa) are home to a large swarm of fireflies. The sunset faded, and the fireflies appeared slowly in the dense, oyamel pine forest The "bioluminescent dance" in the air lasted for about an hour as the male fireflies scrambled for the female's attention.



Thousands of animals light up the vast 200 hectares, creating a sparkling scene like a fairytale world. Photo: Luciernagas_15.
To reach the Nanacamilpa firefly sanctuary you will travel through peaceful countryside with fields of wheat, barley, fava beans and corn stretching to the edge of the forest. Walking deep into the forest, you will see tall pine, oak and fir trees and a variety of weeds covering the ground. This season often rains a lot and makes walking more difficult for visitors. But this is the most suitable weather condition to meet the fireflies. Photo: Kirsten Luce.
Visitors must adhere to the basic rules of the tour such as just walking on the street, not playing music, no insect repellent, no lights on, and absolutely no mobile phone usage.



Any light, even a phone screen, can distract fireflies. Photo: Democratic, Edgard Garrido.
Like being separated from the outside world, visitors sit in the middle of the forest, enjoying a quiet afternoon and waiting nervously for the night to fall. The results obtained are a wonderful experience of being immersed in a bright natural scene that seems unreal in the world, making visitors remember forever. Photo: Mike Corey.
"Firefly dance" became a new phenomenon, attracting tourists in Mexico. The number of people visiting the Nanacamilpa firefly forest has increased rapidly in recent years (from 4,000 visitors in 2012 to more than 100,000 in 2017). Not only in Mexico, firefly tourism is also developing in Taiwan (China), Thailand, Japan, Malaysia and the eastern United States.



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According to Uyen Hoang / Zing news
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