In a state where lightning bugs are a rare sight, these recent appearances are delightful and intriguing. Here's what to know ...

and are known by many names—most commonly either lightning bugs or fireflies. Both terms refer to the same family of insects, though we've also heard other creative labels such as firebugs ...

Stag beetles have their sumo matches. Female fireflies who murder their mates. These are some of our favorite mating ...

And these lightning bugs with their flickering light shows make summer nights feel all the more magical and romantic. But how did fireflies manage to catch lightning in a bottle? The answer is ...

The latest Minecraft update added fireflies but in a rather unique way – it introduced the firefly bush, a kind of flora that ...

the male fireflies don’t act any differently. When a spider is present and detects a male firefly, the spider wraps and bites the firefly differently than other insects. It’s unknown exactly ...

In one iconic sequence, the team used black lighting to attract nocturnal insects like fireflies and stag beetles. “I was out black-lighting from dusk until 3 a.m. every night,” Dr.

Like pigs, cows now have temperate, warm, and cold variants in Minecraft. Along with the new cow variants, Mojang has also ...