ほたる

こんにちは、みんなさん！

きょうは、ほたるについてかきたいとおもいます。

ほたるってなにか、わかりますか？

これです：

 Okay, so the picture's a little dark, but that's because it's got to be dark to see these creatures. They're fireflies!

As soon as I heard that Japan has fireflies I knew I had to go and see some. They live near water so the time to go looking for them is now, in the rainy season.

The botanical garden in Uji, just south of Kyoto, was holding a special evening opening week so that you can view the fireflies that live there.

 

これはいりぐちにはいるまえにうつったしゃしんです。日本では、こんなきれいなところがいっぱいあります！





 これはしょくぶつえん（botanical garden）のきれいなけしきです。
あのアニメのようなかおは、はなでつくられました。

 

Fireflies weren't the only creatures we saw on that day - because it was dusk, there were also lots of bats flying around catching insects! I guess seeing a bat is more common in Japan than it is in Britain, because I was the only one getting really excited about them...

コウモリ（bat）をみたことがありますか？

Unfortunately I don't have any pictures to show you of the actual fireflies (and not just because my phone's camera doesn't take pictures well in the dark). When you go to see fireflies, you have keep the surrounding area completely dark, or I guess they get confused. You're also supposed to keep as quiet as you can, but there were so many people in the garden I think that rule would have been a little hard to keep... (Little kids can't help but shout out every time they see a firefly light up!)

では、ほたるをみるのはどうでしたか？
きれいでした！
せつめいできないほどきれいでした！

Fireflies aren't lit up continuously, they mostly flare up and then fade away, so you're forever looking past where one disappeared to see if it will reappear for you. They also seem to fly pretty slowly, so when they are lit up, it's like fairy lights floating among the trees.

どうおもいますか。ほたるをみにいきたいですか。で、みたことがありますか？

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よんでくれてありがとうございます。