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/Nameles248 24d ago

I'm on the other side of the state from you and pretty much all up and down the edge of lake michigan there going strong

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u/Aggressive-Value1654 23d ago

I'm on the other side of the state from you and pretty much all up and down the edge of lake michigan there going strong

I'm jealous of you, then. One of my summer joys was sitting on my porch drinking a cold beer and watching the neighborhood kids run around playing while fireflies flickered away.

Now there are rarely kids outside playing, and no fireflies...it's depressing.

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u/Nameles248 23d ago

Ya it's a sad sign of change and not for the better