The intense interest in the festival highlights how much Americans love fireflies. Summer nights spent watching fireflies (and debating whether or not they should be called lightning bugs) are a ...

While gnat bugs are technically a form of fly, the term “gnat” is a term commonly used for any small flying insect and not a specific species of bug. But no matter what bug you’re dealing ...

In Arizona's Sky Islands, dry summers may be pushing some bird species away from traditional migratory routes.

Anyone who has ever spent any time outside, whether it be in a backyard or in the backwoods, is familiar with bug encounters. Most see them as a bane to the outdoor experience and put much effort ...

Scary smart. A recent study found that spiders intentionally capture specific bugs in their webs to attract other creatures, including still-flashing fireflies. Scientists already knew that ...

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Wah-wah-taysee, little firefly, Little, flitting white-fire insect, Little, dancing white-fire creature, Light me with your little candle, Ere upon my bed I lay me, Ere in sleep I close my eyelids.

Integrated with 10 NASA-sponsored payloads, Firefly's Blue Ghost lunar lander is now at NASA JPL for final testing before launching in Q4 2024 CEDAR PARK, Texas, Aug. 26, 2024 /PRNewswire ...

Passengers aboard a Volaris flight were visited by a swarm of flying bugs last week — the second time in nearly a year that a plane with the same airline has been invaded by insects. The bugs ...

COLUMBIA, SC (WACH) -- Some call them lightning bugs or fireflies, but most don’t know they aren’t a bug or a fly. “They are beetles,” said Sarah Lower a biology professor at Bucknell ...