i saw someone post a thread about mosquitoes

and it reminded me of one of my favorite insects



{{{{{ <<<<< Fireflies >>>>> }}}}}}


I miss them so much ...

I have never seen them in Northern California...


Are there Fireflies where you live ?

What are your favorite memories of them ?

I remember growing up back east in New England

with them all around every night practically ~

it was such a magical time of night

They are so beautiful !

and i haven't seen them in years...

When we were little kids

we would try to catch them

and it was so much fun to watch them flying around

with their warm golden glow

Well it was really cool. I was sitting out in the woods (upstate NY), listening to Van Morrison's "Did you get healed"
The song ends with angels singing that line, when 4 fireflies stopped on a tree and lit up for the end of the song...Loved It!

I am 27 and have never seen a firefly

ahh yes ! fireflies.. I remember as a kid catching them and putting them in a jar with vents a 100 yrs ago.

I don't think they can get a passport!

I don't think they can get a passport!

Oooooooh how cute !!!

Sooooooo Perfect....

I love < Van the Man > Morrison

and the little angel fireflies came by

to share their enthusiasm ...oooooooohhh!

oh, I am sooo sorry you've never seen them


they are quite the most amazing sight to behold

well, if it was 100 years ago for you

it had to be 200 years ago for me....

Oh, you were such a good boy

putting vents on the jar

so they could still survive

after you were done watching them light up

Exactly, they can't sit for long enough

to get their pictures taken ...

Oh... you were supposed to put vents in the jar??


I used to love catching them as a kid, and now my kid loves catching them. It's so exciting watching her and my nephew run around chasing after them and brings back a lot of really cool memories.

yes, an air supply is very necessary to maintain survival



<<<<< Ms Carmen >>>>>



Ohhhh, I am so glad you have those wonderful memories

&
it is soooo wonderful to hear of your Daughter

and your Nephew carrying on with the fun & innocence

with such a very magical & awe - inspiring Family tradition

I absolutely LOVE just sitting back watching fireflies.

There is nothing more peaceful and relaxing than sitting on a front porch and watching them on a night when there are hundreds of them out.

DANG you age well James!


I miss fireflies also...grew up with them in Ohio, didn't have them in Washington state...I am told there are some in parts of New Mexico but haven't seen any down here yet.

Some call them Lightning bugs too, guess
it depends on where you are from.

I still love to watch them.

One dark night out in the country I was rounding
a steep curve with my car. I glanced at the
roadside in awe- down in a meadowed area of
small trees/shrubs where billions of them.
It looked like the trees/shrubs were decorated
with white Christmas lights.

I will never forget that sight ever.
It was so dark out, and they were flickering
away twinkeling... Natures Beauty...
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They say the reason they die in jars over night
is because they are flickering their lights for their true love mate. When jarred they are trapped, and can not find their true love...
so they die. (Males flash twice to find their lady,their lady will answer back with one flash- when he has found her).
(even with vents in the lid).
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I used to love catching them when I was little.
back then they were all over the place at night.

It seems that there aren't as many around now.

ohh , thank you Ms. Teddy Bear

and everyone else for stopping by ...


i think that is such a magical story...
I have also heard of them as lightning bugs...
they are so fragile and so cute and just precious

thanks for letting us know about them dying
if placed overnight in a jar...
so people will not adopt a bad habit ...
i think they have it rough enough
with the pollution in the air trying to survive

I don't ever remember keeping the bugs for long in a jar,
cause i didn't want them to die,
just like i never catch butterflies...

and I just know they won't make it
outside of their own environment for long...

that's so cute about the number of flashes....


I saw on animal planet a fascinating story about fireflies...

Tiny fairies also glow from within


they light up almost like fireflies...


you can actually see them,


if...


you have the purest of heart ...


if you stand ever so still


& if you look ever so closely