Summer is here. Where are the fireflies?
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Nearly 1 in 3 firefly species in the United States and Canada may be threatened with extinction, according to an estimate from firefly experts.

Summer is here. Where are the fireflies?

  • LallyLuckFarm@beehaw.orgEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Turning off the lights is one of the single greatest things you can do for your local ecosystem, bar none. Speaking specifically to fireflies, they like to lay eggs in thick grass and leaf litter as well - keeping leaf mould piles, leaving areas of grass unmowed, and using mowed grass as mulch can help to provide these amazing creatures with additional opportunities for survival in your area.

    • CeruleanRuinEnglish
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      1 year ago

      I’m definitely doing my part there with my lawn. Sadly, I’m not in a zone where fireflies live, but hopefully my efforts at rejecting lawnoculture are helping other local insect populations.

    • terrrmus@beehaw.orgEnglish
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      1 year ago

      I’m noticing them more at my house in a small city this Summer more than I have previously. We went camping in the woods over the weekend and I saw a ton of them out there. I was on shrooms but my friends that weren’t confirmed they were flashing like crazy.