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If you think about it, when was the last time you saw a lighting bug. I've never seen a firefly in my entire life despite living in a country that had native species.
You have to get out away from cities. We get them in our yard every summer and our kids run about catching them.
I get a bunch of them every year in NYC, weirdly enough
When I was growing up in the 1970s there were thousands of lightning bugs at night. Any time going outdoors after sunset I could see hundreds of lights winking on and off every few seconds, in fascinating patterns that I loved to look at. Later at night the bugs would fly higher or stop flashing
It was such an ordinary part of life, but movies and tv at the time donβt capture that very well .
Now its gone, for most areas
Saw a documentary about a Chinese billionaire on TV a couple of years ago. He was born poor in some village and worked his way up, owning dozens of factories now. He was super busy, grumpy to the people around him and very torn. He asked the camera if he is part of the solution or part of the problem, he couldn't tell. Told us he misses the sounds of frogs in the evening, when he was playing with his friend in the forests and fields that are now industrial parks. Made me cry, what are we doing?
pave paradise, and put up a parking lot
It is sad!
As a kid, I would see hundreds of them around bushes and trees. Now I see one or two per summer.
But thatβs all gods plan, right?
I have seen them twice in the last year, but it was only a single bug each time. A sad lightning bug trying to find others to mate... I didn't see another one around it.
Thankfully they are alive and doing quite well in our little forest home in Quebec, Canada. Of all the places I used to see them as a kid almost none are still vibrant and busy, but our little corner of forest here has a good population. For now...
In new hampshire, relatively often when it's the right season.