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Our school grounds are three or four times larger than an average high school in Japan. We are located on a hillside where a few small streams flow down past our gymnasiums.

In June, we can enjoy fireflies around the brooks at our school.

Fireflies lay eggs during this season on grass leaves and the larvae live in the brooks for about 10 months eating shellfish called Kawanina. As they get bigger, they then become pupae in the ground near the streams, shedding their skin in about 50 days to then finally fly as Imagoe.

Imagoe never eat anything. They just fly, look for a mate, and lay eggs for about 2 weeks. Then their lives end.