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Catching lightning bugs under the late in the day sunset with friends.
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Rebecca Angel Baer, Southern Living, 3 July 2025
As hundreds of lightning bugs illuminated the night at Blue Spring, all guests gazed in awe at this natural miracle, noting how remarkable and rare this phenomenon is becoming.
—Patrick Connolly, Orlando Sentinel, 20 Mar. 2025
Some of the lightning bug species most vulnerable to extinction need very specific habitats to survive.
—Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 1 Oct. 2024
Elliott suggests a tulip tree, which will grow up to 50 feet tall and produce yellow flowers that attract pollinators and lightning bugs.
—Bishop Sand, Washington Post, 6 July 2024
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Rebecca Angel Baer, Southern Living, 3 July 2025
As hundreds of lightning bugs illuminated the night at Blue Spring, all guests gazed in awe at this natural miracle, noting how remarkable and rare this phenomenon is becoming.
—Patrick Connolly, Orlando Sentinel, 20 Mar. 2025
Some of the lightning bug species most vulnerable to extinction need very specific habitats to survive.
—Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 1 Oct. 2024
Elliott suggests a tulip tree, which will grow up to 50 feet tall and produce yellow flowers that attract pollinators and lightning bugs.
—Bishop Sand, Washington Post, 6 July 2024
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“Lightning bug.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lightning%20bug. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.
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