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24. We called them lightning bugs in Ohio. It seems like there are very few

Wed Jun 25, 2025, 10:26 AM

Jun 25

of them today compared with when I was growing up in the 50s and 60s. I blame it on the bug zappers
people have outside.

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This or that. fireflies or lightning bugs? mine was lightening bugs or lightning bugs. What did you call them? Did you [View all] debm55 Jun 25 OP

Lightning bugs. 2MuchNoise Jun 25 #1

Thank you very much 2MuchNoise Enjoy them debm55 Jun 25 #3

In NE FL, we called them lightening bugs too! lark Jun 25 #2

Last night, I took, Dolly dog out in the back yard. It was the first time I have seen them this summer. debm55 Jun 25 #5

Thank you, lark. debm55 Jun 25 #13

I live in a different part of Texas than I did growing up but never see them now. efhmc Jun 25 #34

That;s possible efhmc.I always punched holes into the tops of the jars my son used. They were baby food jars. and debm55 Jun 25 #38

Just wondering now did those lightenin bugs spend their pennies? efhmc Jun 25 #40

The lightnin bugs left them for my son who was very young. Thank you efhmc. debm55 Jun 26 #46

Lovely. efhmc Jun 26 #47

Lightning bugs Meadowoak Jun 25 #4

Thank you very much Meadowoak. Enjoy them. debm55 Jun 25 #8

HAHAHAHAH. My son was little and thought the lightninbugs left him the pennies. debm55 Jun 26 #43

either or. AllaN01Bear Jun 25 #6

Thank you very much AllaN01Bear. debm55 Jun 25 #9

Michigan...lightening bugs. MiHale Jun 25 #7

Thank you MiHale. Enjoy them. I always knew when summer started when we would see the Lightening bugs in the yard at debm55 Jun 25 #14

Fact I just learned today about the little guys... MiHale Jun 25 #20

Thank you very much, MiHale debm55 Jun 25 #21

Lightning bugs. 2naSalit Jun 25 #10

Thank you very much 2naSalit. debm55 Jun 25 #16

Lightnin' bugs (Texas) RoadRunner Jun 25 #11

Actually that is how we pronounced it. Thank you RoadRunner. debm55 Jun 25 #17

Yes. I'm a 3rd generation Texan and that it what I remember calling them when I was growing up in Dallas. CTyankee Jun 25 #23

Thank you very much CTyankee, debm55 Jun 25 #25

Either, my family is in the north and south. Right now I call them near extinct. In 25+ years here in Texas ... marble falls Jun 25 #12

Thank you very much, marble falls. You are right. Summer has arrived when you see them light up the yard. debm55 Jun 25 #18

Lightening bugs... whathehell Jun 25 #15

Thank you very much whatthehell. Enjoy them. debm55 Jun 25 #19

Lightning bugs MuseRider Jun 25 #22

Thank you very much, MuseRider, That is iinteresting. debm55 Jun 25 #26

We called them lightning bugs in Ohio. It seems like there are very few doc03 Jun 25 #24

Thank you docO3 , I agree with you, debm55 Jun 25 #27

Mostly lightning bugs Bmoboy Jun 25 #28

Very interesting post Bmoboy. Thank you very much. debm55 Jun 25 #29

Saw three lightin' bugs in our crepe myrtles last week SARose Jun 25 #30

They are magical , aren't they . Thank you SARose debm55 Jun 25 #31

Fireflies Jilly_in_VA Jun 25 #32

Thank you Jilly_in_VA. We did the same with our son. The lightning bugs each left a penny in the jar. debm55 Jun 25 #36

As a kid, I called them fireflies ... surrealAmerican Jun 25 #33

Thank you very much surrealAmerican and enjoy their magic. debm55 Jun 25 #35

Lightning bugs! lucca18 Jun 25 #37

It is like magic. I love to see them. thank you for your post, lucca18 debm55 Jun 25 #39

Fireflies LogDog75 Jun 25 #41

Yes it was. Even when it is 75 the kids around here still stay in their house. We call them Marshmallows. debm55 Jun 26 #45

Lightening Bugs ProfessorGAC Jun 26 #42

Thank you very much ProfessorGAC. debm55 Jun 26 #44

I never saw one as a child. soldierant Jun 26 #48