My favorite part of summer May 30, 2006
Posted by kevlarchick in News.trackback
Lightning bugs!
I love lightning bugs. Is there anything cooler? Nosy, harmless little guys. Here in Ohio they are thick on the trees and in the air every night.
Each species has its own flashing pattern: dots, dashes, or the "flying J." Have you noticed their lights vary in color–some are bright yellow, others greenish or reddish. This is a part of the amazing chemical reaction that takes place in the lightning bug to produce light (geoff or some other lofty science type might be able to translate the stuff on the link).
It's a fascinating, beautiful pleasure of summer in my neck of the woods.
My fiancée still goes nuts over lightning bugs too.
Great pic.
They peak in my area in late July. Looking across the yard to the woods and swamp is magical, twinkling all around you. The sense of space and depth it gives the otherwise flat darkness.
Looks cool, thanks for the post.
I’ve never seen them except for during the “Pirates of the Carribean” ride at Disneyland.
I still remember running around and catching them when I was a little kid. Well, actually, I still do that.
AIYEEEEEEE!!!! OPEN FIRE!!!!
There is no such thing.
Mass hallucination.
Seek medical attention.
I’m so jealous. When I was a kid, I remember really wishing we had fireflies where I lived. Instead, I had to see my magical floating lights the old-fashioned way.
They’re not fireflies sandy. They are lightning bugs. And nobody should go thru life without them.
THEY’RE EVERYWHERE!!! FOR THE LOVE OF GOD MAN, SHOOT!!!!
You see a bug hole, NUKE IT!
KC, we have fireflies around here.
Of course, calling them ‘lightning bugs’ is just more evidence of the pervasive anti-Yankee bias I find in certain blogs.
I won’t forget this KC.
I wish we had fireflies around here.
We have Dragonflies, do they count?
Sometimes I can coax them to land on my finger.
Aren’t Ohioans Yankees? I am close to Kentucky, so I reckon I got some rebel blood in me.
They certainly are, they fought for the damn yankees in the War of Northern Aggression.
If you prick us, do we not bleed? If you tickle us, do we not laugh? If you poison us, do we not die? And if you wrong us, shall we not burn Atlanta?
William Tecumseh Sherman: Mr. President, I present you the gift of Savannah.
Abraham Lincoln: Give it back. It will be nothing but trouble.
sumbitches.
anybody seen my arm?
In Tennesse, Their are TONS of Fireflies around. They twinkle and shine in the black night. All the colors are amazing! I kept a jar of them once for about 30 minutes and took them in my room. When the light was on, they didn’t sparkle. I turned off all my lights and put the bettles in the center of the room. They light the room up with whites,oranges, and Reds! Ohh, what a beautifull sight they are!
Nice Picture too,
Wow! Legitimate non-spam comments on a post that is almost one year old. I assumed that I was going to send the last two to the spam bucket when I first spotted them.
Thanks, ~SargentWaffle~. I think you have set some kind of record for Innocent Bystanders.
Wow! Legitimate non-spam comments on a post that is almost one year old.
The Google-fu force is strong in this one.
I laughed more than anyone at my John Bell Hood line.
great pic! I’ve never seen fireflies before.
~Mike~