For many who grew up east of the Mississippi River, yellow twinkling lights punctuate magical childhood memories. New England natives call them fireflies, but they’re known as lightning bugs from the ...

New Jersey is home to about 30 species of lightning bugs. The most commonly found firefly species in New Jersey is the common eastern firefly, also known as the big dipper firefly. Fireflies are ...

For many people across the United States, summer doesn’t truly begin until the soft glow of electric yellow and green fireflies can be seen drifting through the night. But you don’t have to travel to ...