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Egads
03-30-2007, 20:50
I was out walking the dog tonight & saw lightning bugs.

It is likely due to the wacky weather (warming cycle no doubt)

Egads

emerald
03-30-2007, 22:15
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frieden
03-31-2007, 23:37
We used to catch them when we were kids, watch it light up in our hands, giggle as it flew away, and run to catch another one. Ah, those were the days...

saimyoji
04-01-2007, 00:30
We used to catch them when we were kids, watch it light up in our hands, giggle as it flew away, and run to catch another one. Ah, those were the days...

Still do it. :)

Egads
03-31-2008, 21:23
Hey Y'all.

Lightning bugs are back, exactly 1 day later than last year. This is due to leap year no doubt.:sun

Egads

Bulldawg
03-31-2008, 23:26
Did you give them bugs a calendar Egads?

aaroniguana
04-01-2008, 06:46
I blame Julius Ceasar. The extra month every other year was easier and probably gave more time off for hiking.

Egads
04-04-2009, 21:00
Ok people, the lightening bugs were slack this year and waited until tonight to show themselves

hootyhoo
04-06-2009, 09:06
Hey Y'all.

Lightning bugs are back, exactly 1 day later than last year. This is due to leap year no doubt.:sun

Egads
Lighting bugs do not normally schedule their Spring into Spring Festival based on leap year - if you will check your Lighting Bug calendar it is always the last Tuesday in March. And, if you have the 2009 calendar Bee sure and check out Miss June - now that's a Dorsal Longitudinal Trunk! woohoo:o

Egads
04-05-2010, 22:08
I just saw the first lightning bug in my yard this year. Later than past years, must be that global warming / climate change thing

Dates of first sightings
Apr 5, 2010
Apr 4, 2009
Mar 31, 2008
Mar 30, 2007

Egads
03-26-2011, 13:01
This is my fifth year to report on the appearance of fireflies in my yard. I saw a lone bug lighting it up last night, March 25. It's been an early spring with the flora too.

Slo-go'en
03-26-2011, 13:53
Still snowing in the White Mountains, can't wait to get to Georgia next week and warm up a bit ...