When searching for blue ghost fireflies, use a red light if you must use a flashlight. The Cradle of Forestry limits each night of their firefly events to 125 participants to keep their impact on ...

Lightning bugs, or fireflies, fill a Bethlehem backyard during the warm, humid evening of Sunday, June 29, 2025. This photo was taken with a tripod-mounted iPhone using the NightCap app on Light ...

Visit lehighvalleylive.com. Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC. Lightning bugs, or fireflies, fill a Bethlehem backyard during the warm, humid evening of Sunday, June 29, 2025.

Whether you call them "lightning bugs" or "fireflies," spotting the bioluminescent insects always brings joy. Here's when they'll appear in Louisiana.

ANDERSON — There is no activity that coincides with summer quite like catching lightning bugs, also known as fireflies. Experts have been noticing fewer lightning bugs in the area, leading some ...

We are now in the heart of lightning bug season across Indiana. June is considered peak season for these glowing insects, also known as fireflies (same thing, just depends where you're from). You can ...

It's a right of passage in Iowa: Stepping out into your backyard to see fireflies lighting up the night sky. There are more than 170 species of glowing insects known as Lampyridae in North America ...

Blue Spring gives home to three of those species, but visitors primarily see the Florida Singly Snappy firefly, or Photuris congener. These lightning bugs illuminate in single “snappy” flashes ...