firefly
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The Photinus carolinus species of firefly has just a few weeks every summer to flash their bioluminescent lights and mate.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 3, 2026
And then a single firefly flies out over the house, which is lovely.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 27, 2025
Scribner: We have over 50 automated elements, including the turntable, lifts, firefly hatches in the deck — they’re individually programmable pieces, but they’re run by operators who press buttons rhythmically and in the right order.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 27, 2025
“It takes the light coming from the firefly and bends it and amplifies it so we can see it in glorious detail,” he told BBC News.
From BBC ● Dec. 11, 2024
It was profoundly dark, but Pantalaimon became a firefly, and shed a tiny glow around them.
From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman
"We live practically like fireflies here -- in the dark all the time. You never know when you'll have power; it's our sad reality," Julian Gonzalez, a 72-year-old carpenter, told AFP.
From Barron's ● Aug. 2, 2026
The trick is also shared by certain squid and jellyfish species, as well as insects such as fireflies and glow-worms.
From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2026
When they were younger, we did fireworks, BBQ, a summer night alive with fireflies and bullfrogs, all that stuff.
From Salon ● May 31, 2026
Wildflowers flashed like fireflies in the brooding jungle of “Floral Entrapment II,” which artist Ema Ri made by applying paint with their hands and nails.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2025
A cloud of fireflies appeared at the mouth of the cave.
From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi
