Kentucky Christmas trees?

[happylabs]

That is pretty neat Richard. I think those of us that have grown up with such things take it for granted. A summer night in Pennsylvania is equally amazing. I was sitting on my porch steps with a friend a few nights ago and as it got dark the lightning bugs started coming out. Did you realize they live in the grass during the day? If you sit and watch as they come up from the ground as it gets dark it is an interesting show.

The others are right about the peepers, little frogs. They do make beautiful music.

[Freedom]

This morning, I walked the dogs w/ a friend who'd been to Gettysburg over the 4th for the reenactment. Did I hear about Gettysburg? The Reenactment? The drive? The scenery. Nope, first thing I heard about was the awesome fireflies!

I'd not heard about this before, so it was all news to me. Now I come on here, and you tell me another Firefly story. It does sound magical!

She was told that different species will blink at different rates. Some females will adopt a foreign species blink rate and, when the male arrives, she bites off his head!

[happylabs]

This morning, I walked the dogs w/ a friend who'd been to Gettysburg over the 4th for the reenactment. Did I hear about Gettysburg? The Reenactment? The drive? The scenery. Nope, first thing I heard about was the awesome fireflies!

I'd not heard about this before, so it was all news to me. Now I come on here, and you tell me another Firefly story. It does sound magical!

She was told that different species will blink at different rates. Some females will adopt a foreign species blink rate and, when the male arrives, she bites off his head!

I wonder if I could videotape the lightning bugs coming out at night. It would be pretty cool. I imagine there are already some on YouTube but I can't access that website at work.

[Freedom]

I imagine there are already some on YouTube but I can't access that website at work.

Ask and you shall receive! I hadn't thought of looking on there!


Love the music on this one - Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairies!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sr4MQ7vZrkM

[krazyaboutkatz]

I haven't seen lightening bugs in years. Me and my brothers used to love catching them and putting them in jars. I grew up in both PA and SC. This thread brings back some wonderful childhood memories. Thanks Richard.

[wombat2u2004]

Wow, cool bananas.
I've never seen them....only something similar that live in caves I used to see on my spelunking trips.
I suppose they are not the same tho.....a bit the same.

[RICHARD]

Wow, cool bananas.
I've never seen them....only something similar that live in caves I used to see on my spelunking trips.
I suppose they are not the same tho.....a bit the same.

The absolute best part?

To be able to stand amongst them while the rise up from the ground.

I have mowed the back lawn a few times and now I can navigate the area w/o tripping on the tufts of grass in the dark.

I have found myself looking for excuses to go outdoors, after dark, to stand out there for a few minutes.

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The first time I did that was a little unreal.

As you try and focus on them rising up from the grass, you lose your sense of balance! I guess it's a spatial thing that got thrown off inside my head-but that - along with the idea that I was seeing something that I had only heard about in books and in movies was quite a rush.

Yes, you do want to run about and catch one- just to see what they look like up close...I guess that will have to wait until I get over the rush of seeing something I really wasn't prepared for.

(My next science project is to find out what are those freaking noisy insects in the trees!)