KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — Each year thousands come to the mountains to see the synchronous firefly light up the night sky. Synchronous fireflies, whose scientific name is Photinus carolinus, are one ...

The Great Smoky Mountains National Park is one of only a few places in North America where you can view synchronous fireflies that flash at the same time. Their yearly viewing opportunities in ...

Perhaps once collected in a jar or observed from the palm of your hand, fireflies are curious creatures that communicate via a yellow glow. They are especially chatty on hot summer nights. Fireflies ...

Synchronous fireflies at Grandfather Mountain during the Grandfather Glows event in Linville, on June 25, 2022. Research on Grandfather Mountain has confirmed the presence of 10 species of fireflies ...

KELLETTVILLE, Pa. ― Every year in late June, Peggy Butler and her husband, Ken, welcome visitors to rural northwestern Pennsylvania for the chance to glimpse the rare and beguiling Photinus carolinus.

In 2012, firefly expert Lynn Faust made a surprising phone call to the owners of the Black Caddis, a bed and breakfast in rural Pennsylvania: There had been reports of the insects flashing in unison ...

Fireflies, lightning bugs - whatever name you might know the little tail-shiners by - have started to appear in backyards across Pennsylvania. There's already enough of them to send the kids out with ...