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 Summer Lovin' Lightning Bug Style

Summer Lovin' Lightning Bug Style

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     edHelper's suggested reading level:   grades 3 to 5
     Flesch-Kincaid grade level:   3.71

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     challenging words:    beetles, flicker, species, actually, firefly, lightning, series, male, ever, unique, flash, seen, glow, body, lights, favorite

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Summer Lovin' Lightning Bug Style
By Erin Horner 		  
1     Have you ever seen a lightning bug? Lightning bugs are one of my favorite things about summer. I love looking out across a field and watching these bugs flicker and flash. Some people call these neat little insects fireflies. But these creatures aren't really "flies" or "bugs" at all. They are actually beetles. Why do these beetles glow? Is it so they can see in the dark? No, it's actually the way they find a mate. Each firefly species gives off its own pattern of light. These unique .....
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