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The black-and-white nymphs may be crawling all over your flower beds. You're skirting (or smashing) the red-and-black ...

It wouldn't be summer here in New Jersey without fireflies ... or are they lightning bugs? Take our poll to let us know what you call them.

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*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. In this July 21, 2016 photo, fireflies light up in sync in the woods of Piedra Canteada, near Nanacamilpa, Tlaxcala state ...