Fireflies, otherwise known as lightning bugs, are known for their ability to glow at night. According to the Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation, fireflies are actually not flies, but are ...

For many of us, seeing fireflies light up the night is one of the more pleasant signs that summer has arrived. But what's behind their sparkling flights? And what can we do to bring more of these ...

You might be wondering if fireflies and lightning bugs are the same or different. It is a topic that has sparked debate, yet the reality is that they are the same insect. If you purchase a product ...

A female firefly flashes her light during a mating cycle in the fields of Thompson Century Farm in Utah. (Kim Raff for The Washington Post) SPANISH FORK, Utah — Not far from Main Street and the ...

Remember not-so-distant summer nights where the evening was lit up by so many twinkling fireflies? There were so many you could catch and observe more than a few in a jar before releasing them.

It had been posited that the bright lights emitted by many species in the Lampyridae family of beetles—better known as fireflies—first evolved as a warning signal to predators, advertising the ...

There’s nothing that says summer as much as a warm, muggy night filled with twinkling lights. Although in some places, you rarely see them at all anymore, lightning bugs were once a fundamental ...

The first fireflies of the season come out later in the year as you move farther north. The fireflies people see glowing and flying around are adults, said Sara Lewis, author of "Silent Sparks ...

Whether you called them fireflies, lightning bugs, glow flies or moon bugs, these beautiful bioluminescent creatures helped make our childhoods brighter and more magical. Ever wanted to learn more ...

In a few weeks, fireflies will emerge from the grasses in the warmth of Minnesota's early summer nights. They'll emit their soft light in the intricate flashes and coded blinks they need to find ...

When John Wallace was a kid, he saw the arrival of fireflies, blinking above the dewy grass at dusk, as the unofficial start of summer fun. “We would collect hundreds in our little bug jugs and ...