Every June, fireflies in the Smoky Mountains put on a stunning light show, but only a lucky few get in to see it each year.

Depending on where you grew up, you may call them fireflies, lightning bugs or glow bugs. They have different names, but their familiar glow always signaled the beginning of summer. Across the ...

Fireflies, known as lightning bugs in the South and Midwest, are neither flies nor bugs. Scientists save the word “bug” for a specific kind of insect with sucking mouthparts—a definition ...

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 ...

or midwestern United States—have joyous memories of chasing fireflies during summer months. The insects, also known as lightning bugs or glowworms, are actually not flies at all, but beetles in ...

Yes, we will see lightning bugs this year. The reality is the impact ... Secondly, the unusually dry weather could be impacting fireflies. So, the increased moisture is a good sign as GDDs ...