A little chemistry, a little coding and a whole lot of mating are just part of the story behind summer’s tiny fireworks show: the lightning bug. “Fireflies have adapted the ability to glow and flash ...

It’s an age-old debate that divides families, friends, states and nations: Lightning bugs or fireflies? You chased them as a kid, captured them in your hands. Maybe even put them in jars for an hour ...

They glow like fading stars and have made memories of shimmering summertime backyards for generations. Whether called a firefly, glowworm, or — in Latin — lampyridae, lightning bugs are part of ...

In certain parts of the U.S., summer nights begin with an unbeatable light show. As dusk settles in, tiny yellow-green beads of light pulse in the darkness: lightning bugs just starting out for the ...

While putting out our recycling bin last Sunday night, I was elated to see the first lightning bugs of the year flashing their love lights to one another. There were only a few, but I excitedly ...

A firefly in Komono, Fukuoka prefecture, Japan. Grab a mason jar and fall back into childhood. Lightning bugs are back in Michigan! Long before string lights, catching a glowing beetle in a jar was ...