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Florida intertidal firefly larva crawling on some rocks

ESA Petition filed to protect the Florida intertidal firefly (Micronaspis floridana)

28. March 2023

Fireflies at dusk outside a lit house. (Photo: Jerry Lai, Flickr.com.)

World Firefly Day: Keeping Fireflies in the Neighborhood

29. June 2022

Synchronous fireflies line a path through Great Smoky Mountains National Park (Photo: Radim Schreiber, fireflyexperience.org)

Sparking a Sustainable Firefly Tourism Movement

13. April 2022

Bicellonycha wickershamorum AZ. Photo: Scott Cylwik

New Report: State of the Fireflies of the US and Canada

2. February 2022

A female glow-worm is a rather bizarre-looking animal, with a large, bright pink segmented body.

Latest Update to the IUCN Red List Includes First Global Assessments for Fireflies, with a Spotlight on North America

25. March 2021