As some fireflies face challenges from climate change and habitat loss, little changes can make a big difference.

And Great Smoky Mountains National Park is home to one of those unique and rare synchronous species. Every summer, Photinus carolinus gather in the Elkmont area for a couple of weeks and put on a ...

This summer has been a good year for viewing lightning bugs or fireflies because of several weather conditions. Here's what you need to know.

In fact, Indiana’s state insect is a lightning bug. There are about 40 species of what are called Lampyridae , or light-emitting beetles, in Indiana and more than 1,900 types worldwide.