Anonymous
Post 09/02/2022 00:05     Subject: Re:Just saw a lightning bug
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I grew up in this area and also refer to them as lightening bugs. Firefly sounds so much prettier. My kids say firefly but I still instinctually say lightening bug.

Where are you from, OP?



NP.

I’m from Florida. I use both terms. Not sure which even feels more natural.



I say both as well. From Loudoun.
Anonymous
Post 09/01/2022 23:48     Subject: Re:Just saw a lightning bug
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:It recently occurred to me that I feel like I haven’t seen one in a couple years.


Mosquito spraying kills them. A lot of people visit my yard and are like "I haven't seen one of these since I was a kid!" and they live 3 blocks from me. They should have the same backyard fauna. It bums me out. Stop killing everything!

Oh right - our next door neighbors spray for mosquitoes— which we never had a problem with even before they started spraying.
Anonymous
Post 09/01/2022 22:32     Subject: Re:Just saw a lightning bug
Anonymous wrote:I grew up in this area and also refer to them as lightening bugs. Firefly sounds so much prettier. My kids say firefly but I still instinctually say lightening bug.

Where are you from, OP?



NP.

I’m from Florida. I use both terms. Not sure which even feels more natural.

Anonymous
Post 09/01/2022 22:29     Subject: Re:Just saw a lightning bug
I grew up in this area and also refer to them as lightening bugs. Firefly sounds so much prettier. My kids say firefly but I still instinctually say lightening bug.

Where are you from, OP?
Anonymous
Post 09/01/2022 21:46     Subject: Just saw a lightning bug
I also saw one last night and thought it was late in the year. I was happy to have seen one.
Anonymous
Post 09/01/2022 21:29     Subject: Re:Just saw a lightning bug
Anonymous wrote:It recently occurred to me that I feel like I haven’t seen one in a couple years.


Mosquito spraying kills them. A lot of people visit my yard and are like "I haven't seen one of these since I was a kid!" and they live 3 blocks from me. They should have the same backyard fauna. It bums me out. Stop killing everything!
Anonymous
Post 09/01/2022 21:27     Subject: Re:Just saw a lightning bug
It recently occurred to me that I feel like I haven’t seen one in a couple years.
Anonymous
Post 09/01/2022 21:25     Subject: Re:Just saw a lightning bug
I saw one here last night too. They’re definitely out later this year, it’s not normal.
Anonymous
Post 09/01/2022 20:56     Subject: Re:Just saw a lightning bug
A few come out late and are not going to find a partner.
Anonymous
Post 09/01/2022 20:50     Subject: Just saw a lightning bug
I'm still seeing them all over. But now that you mention it, I don't know when they disappear. I watch for their first appearance like a 5 year old every year, but don't notice when they fade out.
Anonymous
Post 09/01/2022 20:47     Subject: Just saw a lightning bug
That’s awesome. Lucky you!!!
Anonymous
Post 09/01/2022 20:10     Subject: Just saw a lightning bug
OP. I thought they were good by the end of July.
Anonymous
Post 09/01/2022 20:09     Subject: Just saw a lightning bug
Not particularly, why?
Anonymous
Post 09/01/2022 20:07     Subject: Just saw a lightning bug
They're usually around in July and August in Chevy Chase
Anonymous
Post 09/01/2022 20:03     Subject: Just saw a lightning bug
Isn’t that unusual in August?