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 ...
In Louisiana, pesticides, habitat loss in the form of urban development, invasive insects, lack of maintaining leaf litter ...
On a hot day at dusk, when there's stillness in the air, look to the edge of woods or marshy areas, or across an expanse of lawn. Quick as a blink, there they are: fireflies. Also known as lightning ...
NEW YORK (AP) — Fireflies are lighting up summer evenings across the U.S. Northeast, putting on dazzling shows in backyards and city parks. There’s no official count, but experts say a particularly ...
A recent study also listed pesticides and habitat loss as two other threats to firefly populations Don’t leave the light on for fireflies. According to a new study in the journal BioScience, thousands ...
Tomorrow, Friday, Dec. 19, is the last day to donate to Columbia-Richland Fire Department’s holiday food drive. They will ...
For many people, fireflies are part of the story of summer, evoking memories of lazy, hot evenings spent trying to catch them in glass jars. Now, one man is still trying to catch them — not with a jar ...
On a long, straight road across the rolling grasslands of New Mexico, there’s an island of trees shading low buildings: the village of Roy. The tiny city’s blocks are tidy but half-vacant, looking as ...