firefly

A firefly flashes to attract a mate. (WIKIMEDIA COMMONS)

Some of my fondest childhood memories involve fireflies. I recall lying in a dark field near my home with my brother on summer nights watching fireflies light up the sky above and creating their own silent fireworks displays.

Sometimes we would just watch them and wonder how they did that and why. Occasionally, time was spent trying to capture them in a Mason jar filled with leaves and then looking at them up close for a while.

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