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July 06, 2019  •  Leave a Comment

Given all the despair we've had over the population declines of fireflies over the past few years, 2019 is actually turning out to be something of an upswing. I'm guessing this has to do with all the precipitation we've enjoyed this winter and spring—ironic, I suppose, that record rainfall totals have "ignited" a lightning-bug baby boom, but I'll take it. Every twilight for the last several weeks, I've been able to enjoy a fine show of heatless light as the Lampyrid beetles begin signalling to prospective mates. I'm still not very good at identifying the signalers, not the least of which is because I can't accurately determine the color of the light. Nonetheless, I'm out there trying... and trying to capture the light show.

Keywords: fireflies, Lampyrid beetles, lightning bugs

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