Anonymous
Post 06/14/2024 22:42     Subject: Do kids still chase and catch lightning bugs?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Fireflies lay their eggs in damp soil under leaf litter. When you were growing up did people bag and eradicate every leaf that fell? They sure seem to now. Also spraying for mosquitos kills everything. We still get fireflies but most of our neighbors don't.


This! We get many in our yard but the immaculate yards do not. We also get more birds and butterflies.


Same! My Rockville yard is filled with them every year. My teens are sitting here now enjoying them while our puppy tries to catch them.
Anonymous
Post 06/14/2024 22:07     Subject: Do kids still chase and catch lightning bugs?
Anonymous wrote:I realize my kids have not and I cannot recall the last time I saw lightning bugs outside. It has been years.



We just did this last night- they were in our yard! Never recall seeing that before. Kids loved it. Go for a walk at dusk and keep your eyes open!
Anonymous
Post 06/14/2024 22:01     Subject: Do kids still chase and catch lightning bugs?
This was a good reminder, we went out tonight to catch a few!