About Starflies
Have you ever asked yourself what those bright dots in the sky actually are? Yes, I know they’re called stars, but have you ever wondered what they really are? I mean, to you, they just look like white dots on a black, and sometimes dark blue, background. We never get to see them up close. I think our eyes would be blinded if we did. Quite a mystery, if you ask me. Well, not to me, because that’s one of the privileges I enjoy as an intergalactic space wizard. I know what they look like up close. Want me to tell you? That glowing thing you see up in the sky is basically just a part of something—more specifically, it’s a rear part. The glowing rear end of a giant firefly. Yes, you read that right. The stars you see at night are beetles — star beetles. “But that’s impossible!” you’ll protest, “Fireflies move very quickly, and most stars don’t move at all.” Yes, you’re right! Those are the lazy starflies, resting from their fast flight, and they do so at their favorite spot, which the...
