Using Tissue Paper as a Light Filter

We had a lot of fun this past summer playing with fireflies. They are amazing and interesting creatures. We learned that there are many different species of fireflies and they each have their own special signals and varying colors of light. The male flies around blinking his light while the female hides in the grass or plants below and signals back when she sees an acceptable signal overhead. We used some toy flashlights to signal to the fireflies. It was so funny when they came up to the light, hovered over it and even landed on it. They were fascinated by the strange new signals. I taped some tissue paper over my flash so that I would get some light but not too much to photograph some of the fireflies we attracted with our toy light. I used the magnifying glass to get a close-up shot.