A local Pennsylvania expert shares why fireflies may be declining and how small changes at home can help protect them.

Fireflies are technically beetles. Growing up, Clyde Sorenson loved catching bugs, especially fireflies. But even as a kid, the budding entomologist saw that there was a lot more to these soft-bodied ...

Fireflies are emerging across Pennsylvania. Learn how to attract them and find details on the upcoming festival.

Bioluminescence, the ability of living organisms to emit light, is a fascinating phenomenon observed in various life forms, including deep-sea fish, glowing mushrooms, and fireflies. Fireflies have ...

Summer brings one of nature’s most impressive displays as thousands of fireflies light up forests. Here’s where you can still ...

In the Great Smoky Mountains, home to 19 firefly species, this year’s lottery for campsites during the official eight-night viewing period saw 45k applicants vie for one of 960 available spots. Some ...

I grew up in Colorado, and I didn’t even know we had fireflies here until I started working at the Butterfly Pavilion.” ...

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 might be wondering if fireflies and lightning bugs are the same or different. It is a topic that has sparked debate, yet the reality is that they are the same insect. In fact, these creatures are ...

The flash of fireflies is a tiny but powerful sign of summer. These little insects delight young and old. They’re important enough to be Pennsylvania’s state insect, appropriately named photuris ...