Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... As the last of the sunset’s pink hues disappeared from the sky, the Fort Collins field came to life. One flash appeared. Then another. Suddenly, the entire ...

Residents are encouraged to turn off outdoor lights in June to help fireflies, which use their glow to attract mates. To create a firefly-friendly habitat, experts suggest leaving leaf litter, ...

Those warm, summer nights are lonely without the soft glow of fireflies. As more species continue to dwindle worldwide, many people are asking what can be done to help. Our beloved lightning bugs are ...

When Amanda Butler Schley, a New Orleans attorney, emailed about Magee’s Creek Retreat in Walthall County, just across the Mississippi/Louisiana state line off Interstate 55, she mentioned the ...

ATLANTA — Fireflies are lighting up Georgia's summer nights again, but researchers warn the beloved insects face mounting threats from development, pesticides and light pollution. There are more than ...

The Photinus carolinus species of firefly has a few weeks every summer to flash their bioluminescent lights and mate. The beetles may have gotten too good at their job. These days, their rare display ...

They go by a few different names: fireflies, glow flies, lightning bugs – but whatever you call them, these glowing insects are about to make their annual debut. In Wisconsin, the first fireflies of ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park will have its annual synchronous firefly viewing nights at Elkmont May 20-27. Those who did not win the vehicle pass lottery can still see the fireflies by visiting ...

A lottery for tickets to the 2026 synchronous firefly viewing event in the Great Smoky Mountains opens in mid-April. The park limits access to the Elkmont area to protect the fireflies during their ...

KINGSLAND, Ga. — Lighting up the night sky in Camden County. Several firefly sightings have been reported in early April, with some folks questioning why they don't see them as regularly these days.