Becky Nichols, the park’s long-time entomologist, has dedicated her career to learning about and protecting lifeforms like ...

Everyone loves fireflies, the famous light-emitting insects that flit through gardens on summer evenings! They form the Lampyridae family and are sometimes called glowworms or lightning bugs.

For as long as I can remember, I have loved fireflies. I can easily recall, just like many other people, catching them to put them in a jar. Seeing them all fly out at once was nothing short of ...

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Fireflies have long been a staple of summertime, ordinary insects by day that become dancing sparks of light at night. Sadly, their magic is disappearing. One in three firefly species may be at risk ...

Across Ohio, the dog days of summer are upon us with recent high temps and humidity making for sweltering weather. Popular activities in those conditions usually consist of trips to the local swimming ...

Lightning bug populations appear to have dramatically decreased in recent years. The author reminisces about childhood memories of catching lightning bugs in jars. Habitat loss, pesticide use, and ...

There's no official count, but experts say a particularly wet spring may have created the ideal conditions for young fireflies to grow into adults to set summer nights aglow. Fireflies light the night ...