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 ...

Where there’s lightning, a crash of thunder isn’t far behind. If a storm has passed and the sun has returned, it can make lightning flashes difficult or even impossible to see. Meteorologists call ...

Penn’s Woods: Pennsylvania’s Great Outdoors Lightning bugs are enjoying this summer’s weather. Here’s how you can help keep them around. Published: Jul. 05, 2025, 8:00 a.m.

Protection – Many predators avoid things that glow. Lightning bugs taste bad to most animals, and their glow serves as a warning. Attraction – Each species has a unique light pattern that helps them ...

The lightning bug, also known as the firefly, is believed to be declining in Illinois due to loss of habitat and increased light pollution, according to Jamie Viebach, who is the University of ...

Years back, a summer tradition as a kid in the South was to catch lightning bugs in a jar. Is that still a thing?

Lightning bugs take a cue from soil temperatures, which is why they typically emerge across the Carolinas in early June. It’s a bit earlier further south and a bit later further north.