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Lightning bugs or Fireflies?
Posted on 5/31/20 at 7:45 pm
Posted on 5/31/20 at 7:45 pm
A neighbor and I were cartoonishly arguing about what you call Lampyridae.
I said the bugs were Lightning Bugs and my neighbor said the bugs were Fireflies, we went back and forth like Looney Tunes before we just agreed to disagree.
My neighbors are from Oklahoma and the place that I had encountered Lightning Bugs the most was Alabama. Caught mason jars full at the grandparents while growing up.
What does the O-T call these bugs?
I said the bugs were Lightning Bugs and my neighbor said the bugs were Fireflies, we went back and forth like Looney Tunes before we just agreed to disagree.
My neighbors are from Oklahoma and the place that I had encountered Lightning Bugs the most was Alabama. Caught mason jars full at the grandparents while growing up.
What does the O-T call these bugs?
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Posted on 5/31/20 at 7:46 pm to 50407Tiger
My momma called them Lightning Bugs, Im calling them Lighting Bugs
Posted on 5/31/20 at 7:46 pm to 50407Tiger
Batting practice
Posted on 5/31/20 at 7:47 pm to Fusaichi Pegasus
Lightning bugs
This post was edited on 5/31/20 at 7:47 pm
Posted on 5/31/20 at 7:47 pm to 50407Tiger
Lightning bugs
Are they making a comeback? For awhile they were disappearing, used to love to chase them as a kid.
Are they making a comeback? For awhile they were disappearing, used to love to chase them as a kid.
Posted on 5/31/20 at 7:47 pm to Fusaichi Pegasus
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My momma called them Lightning Bugs, Im calling them Lighting Bugs
Posted on 5/31/20 at 7:48 pm to gthog61
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Are they making a comeback? For awhile they were disappearing, used to love to chase them as a kid.
Yes because we aren’t destroying the natural habitat with all that mosquito abatement bullshite.
Posted on 5/31/20 at 7:48 pm to 50407Tiger
Lighting Bugs
Posted on 5/31/20 at 7:49 pm to gthog61
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Are they making a comeback?
Not sure honestly, I don’t see them where I’m at. Mosquito sprayers might kill them, read something about them possibly going extinct.
Posted on 5/31/20 at 7:49 pm to 50407Tiger
Lightning bugs
Posted on 5/31/20 at 7:50 pm to 50407Tiger
Man, that brings back some real old memories. We called them Lightning bugs then. It's been 50+ years I'm thinking since I saw one.
Posted on 5/31/20 at 7:54 pm to 50407Tiger
Lightning bugs.
Those things are cool. Haven't seen one in a long time.
Those things are cool. Haven't seen one in a long time.
Posted on 5/31/20 at 7:56 pm to 50407Tiger
quote:I call him ‘Ray’
Lightning bugs or Fireflies?
Posted on 5/31/20 at 7:57 pm to 50407Tiger
I’m assuming you neighbor is from the north or maybe the Carolinas? Never heard of someone in the south callling them anything other than lightning bugs.
Posted on 5/31/20 at 8:00 pm to Bestbank Tiger
I saw some in the yard last summer. Stood outside awhile until there were 7 or 8 of them flashing. It felt oddly satisfying, knowing the planet wasn't as fricked up as previously thought.
Posted on 5/31/20 at 8:01 pm to FightinTigersDammit
quote:ha
It felt oddly satisfying, knowing the planet wasn't as fricked up as previously thought.
Jokes on you
Turn on the news
Posted on 5/31/20 at 8:09 pm to 50407Tiger
Posted on 5/31/20 at 8:09 pm to 50407Tiger
Anyone else read this one when you were little?
Posted on 5/31/20 at 8:10 pm to 50407Tiger
Glowbutts
Posted on 5/31/20 at 8:12 pm to 50407Tiger
I call them fireflies. That being said, my grandparents were from NYC and Philadelphia and the first time I saw them was visiting cousins in NJ. Everyone else I know calls them lightening bugs
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