A friend recommended a BYU lecture by Mary Robinette Kowal about writing flash fiction. The story I came up with while working through the exercises included a magical infestation of toxic beetles... which of course required me to learn about beetles and their toxins.
Fun Facts
The common firefly is a beetle, not a fly.
Native Australian beetles couldn't b…
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