Lightning Bugs

Last night I was mountain biking and drove through a swarm of fireflies.

At first I didn’t make the mental connection and thought WTF until it suddenly dawned on me. they’re pretty cool and when we were kids we used to catch them and some of the local colleges doing medical research would pay 1 cent per bug


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They're pretty!

 

Saw them only once when I wasn't expecting them

 

In their larval stage they’re called glowworms


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There were lots of lightening bugs when I was growing up. There's hardly any now. I guess my mom was right about them all dying if we caught too many.

 

There are LOTS of lightning bugs where I live (SC), along with mosquitoes, spiders and other various insects which many ppl think are cool.

BTW - lightning bugs are the ONLY insect (except for if lady bugs are insects) I think are "cool".

 

One hell of a thing to deal with when tripping...

 

they make pretty glowing smears on your windshield.

 

I haven't seen them in YEARS but this year, my yard is loaded...we even get them winking in our windows at night

 

They make pretty glowing smears on your win...

DAMMIT UNDY! every fucking time I think I got an original joke you beat me to it.

 

hey, i have something in common with lightning bugs.

that's your fault for not sitting at your computer all day clicking "refresh."

 

I haven't seen a lightning bug since 2004, when I moved south.

 

We have them a lot here in GA, though I grew up part-time here and never seen them. I also grew up in VA where I saw them all the time and we used to catch them in jars then let them out at the end of the night. That's cool that the school paid for them!

In SC, I found the spiders to be the coolest I've seen anywhere. I don't remember seeing lightning bugs there though...they are also called fireflies.

 

Well last winter was the mildest in two decades

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I had not see a lightening bug in years until a couple nights ago when one somehow got in my apartment. The room was dark and I kept seeing this tiny flashing light under the table. I am thinking I don't have anything electric down there. Sure enough it was a lightening bug. I captured it and let it go outside.

 

I remember seeing them when I was a kid and we'd go on vacations to Oklahoma, but I don't remember ever seeing them out here where I live.

 

We usually have them here... because of last winter being so "warm" and the early hot temps in March they are really thick this year.

 

Never knew they were called glowworms in their larvel stage, hell i never even thought about it i was so mezmorized by them. LOL

 

Most of the bioluminescent creatures on earth lie deep within the ocean depths and we’re fortunate to have fireflies and other bioluminescent insects on the surface to appreciate :2thumbsup:

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I used to hit them with an wiffle ball bat when i was a youngin