Harris, a Heart Artist with the Friendship Community since 2015, used watercolor and black pen to depict fireflies emerging ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. SCHUYLKILL HAVEN — When Ibiyinka Olufimi Alao was growing up in Nigeria, his father tasked him to go out and gather fireflies. The ...

Firefly populations in Louisiana and globally are declining due to habitat loss, pesticides and light pollution. LSU AgCenter scientists are leading a project in Jean Lafitte to restore firefly ...

Columbia Fireflies outfielder Luke Nowak (26) celebrates after hitting a home run during Game 2 of the Carolina League Championship Series between the Fireflies and the Hillcats at Segra Park on ...

In Taiwan’s forests, researchers discovered a clever hunting trick by the sheet web spider Psechrus clavis. Instead of immediately devouring captured fireflies, the spiders allow them to glow in the ...

CINCINNATI (WXIX) - Warm, early summer evenings in the Tri-State are often speckled with the flashing of fireflies. However, due to recent challenges that fireflies and their habitats have faced, ...

One in three North American firefly species may be at risk of extinction. Habitat destruction, water pollution, and light pollution are major threats to fireflies. Firefly ecotourism is promoting ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Fireflies are lighting up summer evenings across the U.S. Northeast, putting on dazzling shows in backyards and city parks. There’s no official count, but experts say a particularly ...

New Jersey is home to about 30 species of lightning bugs. The most commonly found firefly species in New Jersey is the common eastern firefly, also known as the big dipper firefly. Fireflies are ...

Firefly populations have decreased due to habitat loss, light pollution and chemical use. Fireflies are beetles that use bioluminescence for mating, with some species employing deceptive tactics.