Photuris
Macho firefly flashes, dances, tacks.
Lady firefly flashes him back,
“For my tea, you’re the whole cup;
You’re so sweet, I could just eat you up.
I’ve no time to kid; I don’t kid.”
And after the mating, she did, she did.
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The hungry wife
Photuris
Macho firefly flashes, dances, tacks.
Lady firefly flashes him back,
“For my tea, you’re the whole cup;
You’re so sweet, I could just eat you up.
I’ve no time to kid; I don’t kid.”
And after the mating, she did, she did.
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