Ottawa backyards sparkled with firefly activity last summer. This year, they're largely absent — and data gaps are leaving ...

To invite the ethereal golden glow of these insects, you must create a habitat that suits the lifestyle of the fireflies.

While fireflies provide a spectacular show during summer months, scientists warn that their population is flickering.

Fireflies light up the night sky at New Canaan Land Trust's Marvin, Massarella, & Friends Firefly Sanctuary in New Canaan, ...

Contrary to their name fireflies aren't flies but actually soft-winged beetles, and they're known for their dramatic sign - ...

This summer has been a good year for viewing lightning bugs or fireflies because of several weather conditions. Here's what ...

According to Wikipedia, there are over 2,000 species of fireflies or lightning bugs in the world. Ontario alone is home to 23 ...

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It’s clear to anyone who takes a walk at dusk that the illuminated critters are floating around in stronger numbers than in ...

"A short lawn won’t hurt fireflies, but it won’t bring them into your yard either," she says. Related: 12 Alternatives to a ...

It’s the last day of June and I’m standing under the overhang on my back deck protected from the last drips of a rainstorm.

Nature’s light show The synchronous fireflies were more a local curiosity than a tourist sensation when entomologist Becky Nichols began working at the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in ...