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Title: Lightning Bugs
Post by: jkhanson on June 26, 2018, 03:40:04 pm
Do you have lightning bugs in your area?

I always thought lightning bugs were everywhere.  This week I found out that my niece and my nephew do not have lightning bugs in there areas.  Niece lives in South Dakota.  Nephew lives in Twin Cities area in Minnesota.

There children had a blast catching the lightning bugs at my folks' farm this past weekend.
Title: Re: Lightning Bugs
Post by: mamatygress on June 26, 2018, 04:20:11 pm
No lightning bugs in my area of MN.  They have them where my in-laws live in IA.
Title: Re: Lightning Bugs
Post by: gwilson31 on June 26, 2018, 06:14:10 pm
We have fireflies here in MA.....I used to like catching them when I was a child.  We used to try to catch enough in a jar to read by. LOL  :glasses-nerdy: :glasses-nerdy:
Title: Re: Lightning Bugs
Post by: alina6 on June 26, 2018, 06:24:53 pm
We have lightning bugs everywhere in NJ. Kids love catching them.
Title: Re: Lightning Bugs
Post by: pstovall on June 27, 2018, 12:58:52 am
They are plentiful here in Tennessee. I always start anticipating them right before they appear, usually around the first of June.  It's an event to spot the first one of the season!  I caught them as a kid and I still like to catch one occasionally, say hello, and let it go.  So fun!
Title: Re: Lightning Bugs
Post by: Skyisbluetoday on June 27, 2018, 03:31:07 am
:monkey:  :)  :monkey: I do have lighting bugs in my area. I lived in other states of the United States of America and those places don't have lighting bugs. I watch them early evening.  :monkey:  :)  :monkey:
Title: Re: Lightning Bugs
Post by: rob110 on June 27, 2018, 03:48:34 am
Yup, they are here in eastern PA sometimes.
Title: Re: Lightning Bugs
Post by: gaylasue on June 27, 2018, 05:09:52 am
I caught lightening bugs with my grandson last week.  First time I had done that in many years (since my daughter was young).  We have plenty but not as many as when I was growing up.  I guess we must have caught most of them.
Title: Re: Lightning Bugs
Post by: bshee58 on June 27, 2018, 05:55:27 am
I haven't seen any in the city since we moved from the country.
Title: Re: Lightning Bugs
Post by: pectacon on June 27, 2018, 09:53:33 am
We don't have them here. Until I was in my teens I actually believed they were fictional because I saw them on the Pirates of the Caribbean ride at Disneyland and thought they were some made up magical thing. Still haven't seen one in person but I would like to!
Title: Re: Lightning Bugs
Post by: elvisdo on June 27, 2018, 12:45:24 pm
We totally have them in our area. It's so cool when they are lit up.
Title: Re: Lightning Bugs
Post by: bigfoot951 on June 27, 2018, 06:35:40 pm
I live in South Carolina and I have never seen them here.  I have only seen them once in my life and that was in Arkansas.
Title: Re: Lightning Bugs
Post by: sdenimandlace1 on June 28, 2018, 05:50:50 am
I am in Tenn. also we have lots of them here, love to sit on the front porch and watch them.
Title: Re: Lightning Bugs
Post by: kaat1220 on June 28, 2018, 06:59:23 am
We have them in Florida, but I have never seen so many as in North Carolina.

If you see an entire lake of them reflecting over the water, THAT is something to see!
Title: Re: Lightning Bugs
Post by: mrrangerrick on June 28, 2018, 07:15:39 am
I'm in California, and unfortunately, we don't have them. I went on a cross-country road trip a few years ago and I was lucky enough to see them up close. They look so cool, but they are ugly bugs (when not they aren't lighting up).
Title: Re: Lightning Bugs
Post by: kaat1220 on June 28, 2018, 09:54:06 am
gaylasue:

I hope that after you watched them light up the jar, that you let them go so they can spread the light around.

Letting them die in a jar is rather cruel. I don't think kids realize this when they put them in jars.
Title: Re: Lightning Bugs
Post by: nmbrown863 on June 28, 2018, 09:29:44 pm
Yes we do but I feel like there were so many more out when I was a child.
Title: Re: Lightning Bugs
Post by: dreamyxo on June 28, 2018, 10:37:06 pm
I saw my first one of the season last week.  When I was a kid I used to catch them and put them in jars and turn off all the light and watch them light up.
Title: Re: Lightning Bugs
Post by: singletonb on June 28, 2018, 10:57:10 pm
We have them here in Georgia. love to sit and watch them.
Title: Re: Lightning Bugs
Post by: s34g35j on July 02, 2018, 09:24:24 pm
love them
Title: Re: Lightning Bugs
Post by: PGS28 on July 03, 2018, 06:24:12 am
We usually do, but I haven't seen any lately, but then again we're not out often at night.  Hopefully we can catch some on the 4th.
Title: Re: Lightning Bugs
Post by: ljrjess69 on July 03, 2018, 02:52:40 pm
yes we do..we have lots  of them,,,my cat chases them,,, :star:
Title: Re: Lightning Bugs
Post by: Cbsteffen on July 03, 2018, 02:54:39 pm
You bet! They come out every summer in Madison, WI (where I currently live).
Title: Re: Lightning Bugs
Post by: michele2042 on July 03, 2018, 02:55:23 pm
I live in South Carolina and I have never seen them here.  I have only seen them once in my life and that was in Arkansas.

I'm in the upstate of South Carolina, we have lots and lots of them.   So fun to look out in the backyard at night and see so many of them twinkling.  It brings back lots of fun memories of catching them and and putting them in jars.   Of course we always let them go before we went in for the night.
Title: Re: Lightning Bugs
Post by: surveypro2016 on July 03, 2018, 03:58:11 pm
We have lightning bugs in Ohio. I sit on the back porch in the evening and watch them. I used to catch them in a jar when I was a kid which was many, many years ago lol
Title: Re: Lightning Bugs
Post by: autumnsparklemom on July 03, 2018, 04:55:25 pm
We have 'em here in Georgia. My boxer loves chasing them.
Title: Re: Lightning Bugs
Post by: natashaspy on July 03, 2018, 05:27:53 pm
That's amazing. I really thought they were everywhere too! We have them all over the place here.
Title: Re: Lightning Bugs
Post by: bremer51 on July 03, 2018, 06:04:04 pm
We have them at our place. Sometimes we sit on the deck in the evening with a glass of wine and enjoy the light show.
Title: Re: Lightning Bugs
Post by: rwedfas on July 03, 2018, 06:38:30 pm
I had one crawl up me :o :o :o :o :o
Title: Re: Lightning Bugs
Post by: ccandpam on July 04, 2018, 03:56:39 am
Here in Georgia, we have the largest population of lightning Bugs you ever saw. As a child, we kids would get together and catch them in jars with holes in the lid where they could breathe. We would use them as  night lights when we went to bed at night. :)
Title: Re: Lightning Bugs
Post by: bretay on July 04, 2018, 05:57:04 am
i live in sc..when we were kids we use to catch them...so many fond memories
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Post by: dwggs on July 04, 2018, 06:21:21 am
Yup ... Lightning bugs here in PA.  The little girl next door was trying to catch them the other night.
Title: Re: Lightning Bugs
Post by: jkhanson on July 18, 2018, 07:57:45 pm
We have them at our place. Sometimes we sit on the deck in the evening with a glass of wine and enjoy the light show.

I like your way of enjoying the evening light show!  Sitting outside in the evening (if the skeeters aren't too bad) is such a wonderful way to spend an evening.  I also notice when the bats wing over head. 
Title: Re: Lightning Bugs
Post by: sherryfan on July 18, 2018, 09:46:25 pm
Do any one of you know what do lightning bugs eat?  ???
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Post by: renee10 on July 18, 2018, 11:13:21 pm
No, I don't have them here. My mom got to see them when she was young though in Missouri.
Title: Re: Lightning Bugs
Post by: crisstar on July 19, 2018, 04:01:22 am
Not in southern California!  :(
Title: Re: Lightning Bugs
Post by: adriarobi on July 19, 2018, 05:48:25 am
I don't think my grown grand-kids have ever seen one.  They grew up "in town".

It was such fun catching them...before cell phones and tv.  Back when we used to read paper (gasp) books to entertain ourselves.

 :rose:
Title: Re: Lightning Bugs
Post by: yikes77 on July 19, 2018, 06:14:51 am
Some fireflies here but not many.
Title: Re: Lightning Bugs
Post by: mapiklfish on July 20, 2018, 08:58:16 pm
We have lots of them, here, in WI.
Title: Re: Lightning Bugs
Post by: mardukblood2009 on July 21, 2018, 03:02:24 am
Yes we do!!!!!!!!! I like lightning bugs. There was one in my home the other day and I put in outside so he could be with his friends.
Title: Re: Lightning Bugs
Post by: dancer139 on July 21, 2018, 08:41:08 am
I live in Ohio ,,,,,  We have those little cute things by the millions.  They light up my front yard every evening.  I have a plant on my front porch they must really like because they tend to get into it and the plant is always blinking off and on all night  LOL
Title: Re: Lightning Bugs
Post by: snuggleycutejc on July 21, 2018, 09:52:23 am
No lightning bugs here, when I visited my grandparents they did, so I got close to them, geeze scary looking bugs I could not catch or touch them.  :-[
Title: Re: Lightning Bugs
Post by: plennis on July 22, 2018, 09:22:55 am
My grandson and I are going to Charlotte, North Carolina in a couple of weeks, I cannot wait to show him the lightning bugs.  I think he will really be interested in them.   
Title: Re: Lightning Bugs
Post by: shawnix on July 30, 2018, 01:28:37 pm
I've never seen lightening bugs in my area
Title: Re: Lightning Bugs
Post by: hawkeye3210 on July 31, 2018, 06:55:07 pm
Just went out and caught some the other night.
Title: Re: Lightning Bugs
Post by: jgw007 on July 31, 2018, 08:04:24 pm
All over south-eastern Wisconsin....
Title: Re: Lightning Bugs
Post by: fillfran82 on July 31, 2018, 08:32:13 pm
Do you have lightning bugs in your area?

I always thought lightning bugs were everywhere.  This week I found out that my niece and my nephew do not have lightning bugs in there areas.  Niece lives in South Dakota.  Nephew lives in Twin Cities area in Minnesota.

There children had a blast catching the lightning bugs at my folks' farm this past weekend.

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Title: Re: Lightning Bugs
Post by: AnnaKiki on July 31, 2018, 09:06:14 pm
It's weird and I never thought about it since I moved to Florida, but I don't think I've seen one here.
Title: Re: Lightning Bugs
Post by: tantricia44 on July 31, 2018, 09:08:29 pm
Maybe it’s because of climate change is the reason why they don’t exist in other areas of the world.
Title: Re: Lightning Bugs
Post by: ejholt on September 04, 2018, 02:48:10 am
I can remember catching them when I was growing up.  That was before computes and cell phones.  Those were good day.  Have a good week.
Title: Re: Lightning Bugs
Post by: s34g35j on September 04, 2018, 05:55:20 am
I am in California and have not seen any recently but I love them they are awesome
Title: Re: Lightning Bugs
Post by: DEBMZ6 on September 05, 2018, 04:34:08 pm
As a kid living in Texas  I did a show and tell about lighting bugs.  They are also know as Fireflies, they are not flies or bugs but actually a beetle.  The species found across Texas is Photinus pyralis.  It's a narrow creature about half an inch long.  Texas lighting bugs emit a yellow flash.
Title: Re: Lightning Bugs
Post by: cathy37 on September 05, 2018, 05:51:52 pm
I don't see as many lightning bugs now like I use to see when I was a kid.  Of course when I was kid I was outside more at night and I use to catch them.
Title: Re: Lightning Bugs
Post by: dwggs on September 17, 2018, 07:43:04 am
Wow I never knew that they didn't have lightning bug everywhere .. We have them here on the East Coast..  I'm guessing the climate in different areas are why they don't have them.
Title: Re: Lightning Bugs
Post by: snuggleycutejc on September 17, 2018, 07:45:12 am
None here, when I went to my grandpa's house I seen them so wonderful.
Title: Re: Lightning Bugs
Post by: yikes77 on September 17, 2018, 08:15:14 am
I used to see them all the time when I visited family in New York.  I never see them now.
Title: Re: Lightning Bugs
Post by: adriarobi on September 17, 2018, 12:53:39 pm
They were so fun to catch, chase when I was a kid.

I don't think my grand-daughters have had that experience.

I grew up in Illinois, and think they are all over the MidWest. In the country though, not too much city.

 :rose:
Title: Re: Lightning Bugs
Post by: kimber62372 on September 17, 2018, 12:56:51 pm
Love lightning bugs! My sister and myself use to catch them and place them in jars with grass and seeds and try to keep them as pets but they eventually died..lol. Sad but true.
Title: Re: Lightning Bugs
Post by: Cbsteffen on September 17, 2018, 02:01:01 pm
They show up in my current area of residence (Madison, WI, USA) every summer.
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Post by: timvolley on September 21, 2018, 02:59:01 pm
i live in illinois so we definitely have lightning bugs
Title: Re: Lightning Bugs
Post by: cateyes1 on September 22, 2018, 03:38:16 am
None here in Boston Ma. When we would go to my Dads home town in NC I use to love catching them in a jar with holes in the top. I wanted to bring them home to Boston but they never made it :(
Title: Re: Lightning Bugs
Post by: mardukblood2009 on September 22, 2018, 05:34:47 am
Yes we do have lighting bugs here in PA. They start coming out in June and I would say they go on there way sometime by September.
Title: Re: Lightning Bugs
Post by: 12amos on September 24, 2018, 10:27:48 pm
Yes, I have lighting bugs in my area.  The colors are so beautiful at night.   ;) ;) ;) ;)
Title: Re: Lightning Bugs
Post by: Skyisbluetoday on September 25, 2018, 03:28:16 am
:bunny:   :cat:   :dog:  I do have lighting bugs in where I live.   I love to watch them fly.   Just a soothing evening, to watch them.   These bugs light up and then turn off.   Give's a good evening.  :bunny:   :cat:   :dog:
Title: Re: Lightning Bugs
Post by: Kiraleen on September 25, 2018, 05:02:26 am
Yeah, but I haven't seen very many this year.
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Post by: dogsleash on September 25, 2018, 06:24:09 am
seattle wa and no we dont
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Post by: MichelleHW101 on September 25, 2018, 07:07:43 am
Honestly, growing up in VA, I only saw lightning bugs once flying around in my backyard.  I don't know if they are dying out or just prefer certain regions to others. 
Title: Re: Lightning Bugs
Post by: Segun15 on September 25, 2018, 11:48:50 am
No i don't have lightening bugs here in the city. But when i go to long island u sit outside just to watch the lightening bugs
Title: Re: Lightning Bugs
Post by: patti4me on September 25, 2018, 03:20:57 pm
We saw a lot last year but not as many this year.  I grew up in South Carolina and we had tons of them.  We'd catch them and put them in jars to light up our clubhouse lol. 
Title: Re: Lightning Bugs
Post by: teenangel on September 25, 2018, 03:32:51 pm
In long island I see a lot of lightening bugs
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Post by: Shandara09 on September 27, 2018, 12:43:57 pm
I only see them occasionally here in Florida, and it's never very many at one time.
Title: Re: Lightning Bugs
Post by: dancer139 on September 28, 2018, 04:30:33 pm
at the beginning jof summer we seen them every night.  the little kids love to catch them and put them in a jar to light it up.   been a long time since we have seen any tho
Title: Re: Lightning Bugs
Post by: tnshpalmer85 on September 28, 2018, 05:44:08 pm
No we don't see lighten bugs in my area, but I wish we did. The first time I saw a lighten bug was when I went to visit New York and I was 8 years old. I was so amazed, I wish my kids to experience that.
Title: Re: Lightning Bugs
Post by: singletonb on September 28, 2018, 05:47:44 pm
In Georgia and I saw some as I was out last night.
Title: Re: Lightning Bugs
Post by: nmbrown863 on September 28, 2018, 08:38:31 pm
We have some but not as many as I remembered as a child.
Title: Re: Lightning Bugs
Post by: dsawan on September 28, 2018, 09:23:15 pm
I live in Boston too. We do have them but funny, not many this year. back when iw as a kid circa 80's they were out there every night in the summer and frequent.