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The little lightning bugs blink in unison while searching for mates.
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Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 9 Apr. 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
Edgerton captures the essence of sorrow like lightning bugs in a jar; his sadness isn’t a dark, overbearing thing, but a source of gentle, mournful light.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 11 Dec. 2025
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Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 9 Apr. 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
Edgerton captures the essence of sorrow like lightning bugs in a jar; his sadness isn’t a dark, overbearing thing, but a source of gentle, mournful light.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 11 Dec. 2025
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“Lightning bug.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lightning%20bug. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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