Those floating incandescent insects that are harmless, only come out during a short period in the summer, and are known by many names—most commonly either lightning bugs or fireflies.

In a state where lightning bugs are a rare sight, these recent appearances are delightful and intriguing. Here's what to know ...

Narrator: There are over 2,000 individual firefly species, all within the taxonomic family of Lampyridae, which is pretty easy to remember. And these lightning bugs with their flickering light ...

He said building new highways and housing developments cuts down on the habitat available for lightning bugs. “Where you have development going on, yes the fireflies are declining and ...

So, be on the lookout the next several days for their emergence and light show. The name firefly, lightning bug or glow worm can be interchanged and belongs to the beetle family of which there are ...

Depending on where you grew up, you may call them fireflies, lightning bugs, glow bugs. They have different names, but their familiar glow always signaled the beginning of summer. Across the ...

Glow-worms belong to the family Lampyridae. The beetles in this group are commonly known as fireflies or lightning bugs. There are over 2,000 lampyrid species currently known to science. Generally, ...