Firefly fans who'd like to see lightning bugs year-round are out of luck. The insect, which is a type of beetle, is usually seen only between spring and summer, with different species emerging at ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Have you noticed hundreds of fireflies lighting up your yard this summer? You're not alone. From ...

For many of us, seeing fireflies light up the night is one of the more pleasant signs that summer has arrived. But what's behind their sparkling flights? And what can we do to bring more of these ...

Fireflies help gardens by eating pests like slugs and snails, and they also act as pollinators. To attract fireflies, let parts of your yard grow wild with tall grass, leaf litter, and native plants.

A firefly sits on a leaf at a nature area in Columbia. Scientists say loss of wild lands has led to diminishing numbers of lightning bugs over time. There are more than 40 species of fireflies in ...

There is something magical about a firefly that fascinates young and old alike. If you grew up in the South, catching lightning bugs in a Mason jar was a childhood summer rite of passage. With ...

If you grew up chasing fireflies on warm summer nights, you probably have magical memories of flickering lights dancing across the yard as mason jars glowed on the porch. However, moments like this ...

CHICAGO — Beatriz Swanson can remember the first time she saw the blinking glow. She was 10 years old, growing up in Mexico, when two fireflies appeared in front of her, floating away before she could ...

Beatriz Swanson can remember the first time she saw the blinking glow. She was 10 years old, growing up in Mexico, when two fireflies appeared in front of her, floating away before she could carefully ...

You're not imagining it. Fireflies are having a good year. The big picture: In general, firefly populations have declined over the last 100 years, said Megan Abraham, division director and state ...

JEAN LAFITTE, La. (WGNO) — LSU entomologists are working to bring fireflies back to Jean Lafitte. Christine Gambino, an extension associate and entomologist at LSU, said the town reached out to LSU to ...