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chionos
06-17-2012, 03:48 AM
I just went outside to write for a bit and there were 10,000 fireflies blinking away in my yard. I was hit with such a pang of nostalgia that I almost cried. Well, not really, I'm a man so I don't do that.
Did anyone else catch fireflies as a kid? Anybody squash fireflies to make their tongue glow?
krissy
06-17-2012, 03:52 AM
the first time i saw a group of fireflies was with another eoffer actually
it was a really cool moment
I once got a thousand hugs from 10,000 lightning bugs. It was neat.
But that was years ago. I didn't see a single lightning bug last year, and I've only seen one this year so far.
Sucks, I love lightning bugs.
TheAbominatrix
06-17-2012, 05:01 AM
We don't have them where I live. I didn't see my first firefly til I was 18 or so and it was beautiful. I've only gotten to see them a handful of times since and I am just too enamored with watching them to actually make the effort to catch one.
Have I ever seen them? Probably not.
I've never seen a real firefly in my life. We don't have them here. :(
chionos
06-17-2012, 06:29 AM
I didn't really expect so many people to not have fireflies where they live. It's sad. :( You're all missing out.
Freya
06-17-2012, 09:39 AM
I love them! We haven't had too many this year though.
Sephex
06-17-2012, 10:49 PM
There is a decent amount of them in my area. It makes my parent's decent sized back yard look very cool at night. As a kid, I squashed one from time to time on the ground so the light would smear on the ground for a bit. I quickly realized how cruel that was, so that didn't last too long. I also used to flash a flash light towards a pack of them so they would try to have sex with it. I was a weird little bastard.
Hollycat
06-17-2012, 10:57 PM
Damn things swarmed the camp I went to a few years ago, got into everything, all the tents, all the cabins, all the food, everything. It had rained the night before so a bunch even managed to dig themselves face first into the mud, leaving only their glowing backsides facing up as a final fudge you to the whole camp. The only good part was watching one of the locals cats trying to be a good neighbor and eat them all. After a while he started burping and one or two actually flew out of his mouth still alive.
Shlup
06-18-2012, 12:19 AM
I would love to see some fireflies someday.
Tigmafuzz
06-18-2012, 02:39 AM
I played with a lot of different bugs when I was young. I loved them all. They kept me entertained on those days I hadn't eaten and needed a distraction from my stomach feeling like it was tearing itself in half.
chionos
06-18-2012, 04:11 AM
Well my plan was to try to video them tonight, but it rained and apparently fireflies aren't into making love in the rain. Disappointing. I'll try again tomorrow.
fire_of_avalon
06-18-2012, 04:12 AM
I had always thought lightning bugs/fireflies were ubiquitous until a few years ago when an acquaintance who was visiting from Texas saw them coming out, looked fearfully at me and asked what was going on. And I got real sad for everybody that doesn't have them.
As it is, they get in the trees here and it's like Christmas lights. I tend to leave my window open and watch them while I fall asleep.
One more reason why I will never, ever move away.
Laddy
06-18-2012, 08:15 AM
I once got a thousand hugs from 10,000 lightning bugs.
Owl City. Why did I know that?
Sylvie
06-18-2012, 08:41 AM
I once got a thousand hugs from 10,000 lightning bugs.
Owl City. Why did I know that?
Because you're a victim of terrible music.
The Man
06-18-2012, 08:54 AM
That song is one of the worst things I ever heard.
Actual fireflies, however, are awesome. So is the show Firefly.
Sylvie
06-18-2012, 08:57 AM
[theman]That song is one of the worst things I ever heard.
It's :bou::bou::bou::bou::bou:ing disgusting.
We get kickass dragon flies?
Pant Leg Eater from the Bad World
06-18-2012, 11:20 AM
The only fireflies that matter are Firefly class cargo ships.
I have never seen a firefly. :cry:
Okay, you guys are blowing my mind right now. There are places that don't have lightning bugs? What the smurf!
Also, like Freya said, we haven't gotten a bunch this year. There are more now that it's June and hotter. My mom and I like to sit on the back porch (it faces the woods) and talk and watch them come out at twilight.
Hollycat
06-18-2012, 03:08 PM
I once got a thousand hugs from 10,000 lightning bugs.
Owl City. Why did I know that?
Because it's a great song.
chionos
06-18-2012, 07:04 PM
I'm not sure which means more to me, real fireflies or Firefly.
Christmas
06-19-2012, 09:08 AM
Do you mean PYREFILES!? Are you in the farplane? :bigsmile:
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