comet bug

Nocturnal insect with electric organs. Comet bugs power their flight through electrical discharge, blazing through the sky like their namesake. A swarm of comet bugs can be a spectacular sight on a warm spring evening, but be sure to observe them from a safe distance. While their discharges normally cause only mild shock upon skin contact, mating comet bugs go supernova and can cause serious injury. Comet bugs have been used as a natural energy source, but isolating the males from the females to prevent catastrophic power surges can be a difficult and painful process.