r/interesting • u/brainland • 24d ago

NATURE Seems we are the last generation to witness fireflies. When last do you see them?

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I was thinking about these bugs few days ago and I struggle to remember when last I saw them.

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u/Comfortable-Mess4365 24d ago edited 24d ago

Every summer night in my yard

Edit: Don't use insecticides

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u/Dense-Ad-5780 24d ago

Yeah, same. Literally everyday.

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u/ThatOneWIGuy 24d ago

I have a handful in my yard I see once in a while. We also don’t spray, we just have a perimeter on the house itself.