You're not imagining it. Fireflies are having a good year. Why it matters: Firefly populations have declined over the last ...

CU Boulder researchers are working to understand Front Range firefly populations, which put on evening light shows for a ...

They’re as bright as fireflies, but far harder to find. Still, experts say it’s worth seeking a glimpse of these stunning ...

Fireflies have a pretty short lifespan – just a couple months – and thus a narrow window to reproduce. All the lights at night disorient them and can interfere with their ability to find a mate.

Conservation attention is sparse for fireflies, which makes it difficult to pinpoint exactly how rapidly they are declining, ...

Fireflies. Lightning bugs. Whatever you call the little beetles, they’re a beautiful evening spectacle — illuminating the ...

Fireflies, aka lightning bugs, illuminate summer nights with their glowy abdomens. ... The light can range from yellow to green, light red, and orange. 3. They're Incredibly Efficient .

A discussion of fireflies with Lower is loaded with things most of us couldn’t even guess about the insects, including those she and co-author Cheyenne McKinley detailed in their Scientific ...

The glow of an array of salt marsh fireflies can be seen during a survey of the insects conducted July 10, 2023 at a salt marsh in front of the Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge in South ...

Rare fireflies live on this Utah woman’s farm. A housing project threatens them. At first they looked like sparks. The flashes of light floated in the air for a second and then extinguished. A ...