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A colony of firebugs (Pyrrhocoris apterus) on a tree stump

firebug ‎(plural firebugs)

Pyrrhocoris apterus, a common red and black insect, that is the type species of the family Pyrrhocoridae.
(slang) a pyromaniac or arsonist.

Pyrrhocoris apterus

German: Feuerwanze f
Greek: πυγολαμπίδα (el) f ‎(pygolampída), (colloquial) κωλοφωτιά (el) f ‎(kolofotiá)

pyromaniac or arsonist