Check Out this Amazing Photo of Fireflies Lighting up a Japanese Bamboo Grove

A thousand points of light: Photographer Kei Nomiyama captures fireflies at dusk

October 12, 2016

Fireflies light up a bamboo forest on the Japanese island of Shikoku as night descends.

Photo by Kei Nomiyama/Barcroft Images

Fireflies light up a bamboo forest on the Japanese island of Shikoku as night descends. Entomologists believe these insects first developed bioluminescence as a warning signal. Only later did fireflies begin to employ the lights for their present purpose: courtship. Photographer Kei Nomiyama has visited Shikoku every year since 2012 to capture mesmerizing images.