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Steve Miller
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posted 20 July 2022 09:37 PM
We have them here. Never saw one in CA.

Very cool.


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posted 20 July 2022 09:58 PMHide Post
I love lightning bugs!


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Amanda
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posted 20 July 2022 10:34 PMHide Post
quote:
Originally posted by wtg:
I love lightning bugs!


Or fireflies Wink

They ARE absolutely magical. I seem to remember a period during which children were paid for turning in the ones they caught. The bugs' luminous effect was being studied.


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posted 21 July 2022 08:47 AMHide Post
quote:
Originally posted by Steve Miller:
We have them here. Never saw one in CA.

Very cool.


The night before my wedding rehearsal I took an evening walk down to the huge park that we bordered. The forest was absolutely coated with lightning bugs. It was so beautiful I woke MFR up and made her come to see.

I have never seen anything so magical before or since. I cannot find a picture that does it justice.


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posted 21 July 2022 01:11 PMHide Post
The Italian exchange student who lived with us for a year had never seem fireflies before either. She was enthralled when they showed up.

I liked to sit on my deck on summer nights and watch them float over the back yard. I hope to be doing that again next year.

Big Al


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posted 21 July 2022 01:19 PMHide Post
A poor substitute, but maybe it will tide you over for now...

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NOTE! For optimal viewing, watch this video at night, with all the lights turned off, full screen with sound turned on.

In this short movie, I tried to capture my feelings and experiences with fireflies in the woods near my house in Fairfield, Iowa. I wanted to document not only their beauty and magical glow, but also behavior in their natural environment.

I have chosen not to do any digital manipulation to the video itself, so the footage came straight from the camera. This is real-time footage of fireflies!

Sit back, relax and enjoy the summer magic.




https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k72jGJTC_3o


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