Fireflies thrive in moist, warm environments, which is why summer in DC is the perfect place for these critters. Due to climate change, the region saw more heavy rain events and warmer temperatures ...

In a process called bioluminescence, lightning bugs produce light through a chemical reaction in their body. Unlike a ...

This summer has been a good year for viewing lightning bugs or fireflies because of several weather conditions. Here's what ...

Fireflies in Ottawa drew unusual attention last summer. They winked through backyards and across parking lots in numbers high ...

Why do fireflies only come out in the summer? Since fireflies are cold-blooded (in addition to creating cold light) they thrive in warm, humid weather, the Fa r mer’s Almanac reports.

There is something magical about a firefly that fascinates young and old alike. If you grew up in the South, catching lightning bugs in a Mason jar was a childhood summer rite of passage. With ...

Fireflies are the romantics of the insect world. In the summer months, they emerge from the ground with love on the brain. They only live for two to three weeks once they've become full adults and ...

For a few weeks in late spring, thousands of fireflies emerge at the Congaree National Park in South Carolina to blink in synchrony. Scientists are trying to learn their secrets and to protect them.

That would add at least another 30 minutes of outside play to the day, catching and releasing them out of a jar. Fireflies typically appear in Southwest Ohio in early June, but it can depend on ...

Ghost fireflies move like an apparition. "You're out in the darkness. There's nothing around you and all of a sudden you see this long, very slow moving trail of light that is green and along the ...

Create the perfect habitat to attract fireflies with simple, natural tweaks to your garden this summer. How To Fill Your Garden With Fireflies—And Keep Them Coming Back Skip to main content ...