J.R. Johnson

It’s firefly season* again, and I am there for it. 

• Billions of Fireflies Light Up an Indian Wildlife Reserve in Rare Footage Captured by Sriram Murali (The images are pretty astonishing.)
• When Will The Fireflies Light Up Your Back Yard? – Farmers’ Almanac

Fireflies as a species are under pressure but there’s a lot we can do to help them. Short version: Turn off the lights and get (your yard) a little wild.

• How You Can Help Fireflies | Firefly.org

Tonight, dim the lights. Find the darkest patch of green you see. If it has tall grass and lush, moist undergrowth, even better. Wait.

Do you see it? That yellow-green flash of light? Bioluminescence, they say. 

Yes. 

Also magic.

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* To be fair, June is actually prime time for firefly mating in most areas but given good weather and habitat they can be seen throughout the summer.

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