Fireflies

by Child 1

On Saturday, Jan 12, we went to see the fireflies in Kuala Selangor. These fireflies live on the Selangor river and live on the kind of mangrove trees called berembang. We boarded the boat a few minutes before sunset, when it was still light out. The sky in Malaysia goes from light to dark in only a couple minutes, so even though it was a short boat ride, by the time we reached our destination it was pitch black.

Along the way we passed some trees where white birds decorated the branches like flowers. They sat on the floating branches on the water, too.

When we reached the part of the river with fireflies, the boat steered close to the edge of the river and the trees seemed to sparkle. At first, they all flashed on their own time, but soon larger and larger groups began to flash in unison. At one point, the driver climbed out on the front of the boat and caught a firefly. He showed it to everyone before he let it go.

I hope you have enjoyed this article about the twinkling fireflies of the Selangor river. Until next time, Bye!