It's a right of passage in Iowa: Stepping out into your backyard to see fireflies lighting up the night sky. There are more than 170 species of glowing insects known as Lampyridae in North America ...

Lightning bugs or fireflies light up at night by producing a chemical reaction inside of their bodies. This type of light production is called bioluminescence.

Lightning bug populations may be on the decline in Illinois and the U.S. Here's a look at why and how you can help.

For many people across the U.S., fireflies (or lightning bugs, depending on where you live) are one of the most cherished insects, with their beautiful flickering light displays on summer evenings ...

Lightning bugs’ enchanting light displays have sparked human curiosity and captured our imaginations for thousands of years. We have no right to preside over their demise. Skip to content.

Grab a mason jar and fall back into childhood. Lightning bugs are back in Michigan! Long before string lights, catching a glowing beetle in a jar was the way to light up a summer evening.

Summertime means days out in the sun and evenings under the stars. The season also evokes memories of time spent by the pool or in front of campfires and admiring the flicker of lightning bugs ...

Fireflies — or lightning bugs, depending on where you grew up — are one of the only insects with elaborate courtship dialogues, said Avalon Owens, a research fellow at Harvard.

Summertime means days out in the sun and evenings under the stars. The season also evokes memories of time spent by the pool or in front of campfires and admiring the flicker of lightning bugs ...