Fireflies, otherwise known as lightning bugs, are known for their ability to glow at night. According to the Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation, fireflies are actually not flies, but are ...

Fireflies, sometimes called lightning bugs, are actually a type of beetle, so they’re not a true fly. In Wisconsin and the Great Lakes area there are about two dozen or more different species of ...

A long, slow-moving trail of light created by a Blue Ghost firefly is visible late Saturday, June 22, near Cincinnati. Fireflies produce a chemical reaction inside their bodies, allowing them to light ...

Fireflies flash not just for sex, but survival, a new study suggests. Scientists wanted to find out if there’s more to the lightning bug’s signature blinking glow than finding a mate. Some experts had ...

Nocturnal spiders have been filmed capturing fireflies and keeping them in their webs to attract more prey, even intermittently checking on them over the course of an hour, according to a new study.

DELAWARE SEASHORE STATE PARK — On a muggy July evening, Delaware state biologist Jason Davis is doing what kids have done for ages: Trying to catch a firefly. It’s nowhere near as easy as the summer ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. DELAWARE SEASHORE STATE PARK, Del. (AP) — On ...

DELAWARE SEASHORE STATE PARK (AP) — On a muggy July evening, Delaware state biologist Jason Davis is doing what kids have done for ages: Trying to catch a firefly. It’s nowhere near as easy as the ...