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[–] BassTurd@lemmy.world 48 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

Used to catch them growing up. There would be thousands of them periodically blinking in the yard and across the field every night. It was pretty and serene.

I saw one just the other night when I let my dogs out before going to bed. It was so surprising that I had to wait a minute and verify I wasn't just seeing things. It was a real life lightning bug. It was a happy sad moment.

[–] squaresinger@lemmy.world 10 points 1 day ago

I can't remember when I last saw fireflies. They used to be quite common 25 years ago when I was a kid. Damn, time flies and I'm getting old. And fire apparently doesn't fly any more.

[–] Retrograde@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] BassTurd@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

Firefly == lightning bug