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[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 days ago

It makes me happy to see the phrase "lightning bug" used so often here on Lemmy. I grew up calling them lightning bugs, yet I felt like it's been ages since I heard or saw that word. Then I started coming here, and I see it in every post about this topic. The term brings me back to my childhood, picturing the way my parents' backyard used to light up every summer evening.