Firefly fans who'd like to see lightning bugs year-round are out of luck. The insect, which is a type of beetle, is usually seen only between spring and summer, with different species emerging at ...

Watching fireflies is one of the singular pleasures of a warm summer night. Many of us have fond memories of watching them flit about and even catching them in a jar to observe their flashes more ...

The sun set just a half hour ago as you casually sit in your backyard enjoying the summer skies and then look about at the flashes of light that pop above your lawn. Fireflies, aka lightning bugs, ...

Chasing lightning bugs on a summer night is a rite of passage for many youngsters. You know how it goes, pursuing the flickering lights across the dusk sky until you clap your hands in a sphere around ...

If you’ve lived in the DC area for more than a summer, you’ll likely have fond memories of seeing fireflies light up the trees in the evenings or watching kids chase them with a jar to make their own ...

Add this to your summer to-do list: next time you see the fireflies outside, try paying attention to the rhythm of the flashes. In some species, swarms will flash in sync. The fireflies' light show, ...

This time of year is when Anna Walker, who directs the Western Firefly Project in New Mexico, gets a few false reports in her ...

Melissa Breyer was Treehugger’s senior editorial director before moving to Martha Stewart. Her writing and photography have been featured in The New York Times, The Guardian, National Geographic, ...

A study found that while some fireflies shrugged off light pollution, members of other species failed to mate even when males and females could find each other. Share full article Avalon Owens, an ...

Collecting fireflies is a childhood memory that many of us share. Their glowing lights begin to appear in the twilight around the time school ends each year, signaling the start of summer vacation.

Last week when I was out and about, I had a conversation with a reader who had been puzzled about something for years. Why don’t we see fireflies in California? Related Articles 550-pound bear settles ...