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In the South, summer is marked by more than a few traditions, like catching lightning bugs in the dark, spending long days at the lake, and sitting under a haint blue porch ceiling.
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Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 23 May 2026
The Allegheny National Forest, located in northwest Pennsylvania, is home to the wondrous Photinus carolinus species of synchronous lightning bugs—the same ones that bring droves to the Smokies each year.
—Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 9 May 2026
Imagine thousands of lightning bugs shining at the same time, emitting a pattern of five to eight flashes followed by a pause for several seconds before the flashing starts again.
—Graham Averill, Outside, 6 Feb. 2026
In that tape that spring, however, Smith saw some flashes in a 5-foot-10 lightning bug named Michael Bandy.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 16 Dec. 2025
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Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 23 May 2026
The Allegheny National Forest, located in northwest Pennsylvania, is home to the wondrous Photinus carolinus species of synchronous lightning bugs—the same ones that bring droves to the Smokies each year.
—Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 9 May 2026
Imagine thousands of lightning bugs shining at the same time, emitting a pattern of five to eight flashes followed by a pause for several seconds before the flashing starts again.
—Graham Averill, Outside, 6 Feb. 2026
In that tape that spring, however, Smith saw some flashes in a 5-foot-10 lightning bug named Michael Bandy.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 16 Dec. 2025
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“Lightning bug.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lightning%20bug. Accessed 2 Jun. 2026.
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