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In reply to the discussion: Long Exposure Photographs of Fireflies [View all]dem in texas
(2,673 posts)34. Yes, In Dallas in West Oak Cliff
We have fireflies or lightning bugs as we call them down here. Not a lot like it was when I was a kid, but at dusk, they come out the hedges and start flitting around the yard. So pretty. By the way, I have not used any pesticides or herbicides in my yard, garden or grass for over 25 years. I think this makes a difference. I have also seen a Texas Horned toad in my garden two times, one time a few weeks ago. The "horny toad" is supposed to be gone from North Texas. Their primary source of food is ants and with everyone putting out Andro to kill the ants, this has been the death knell of the little toads.
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Love this - fireflies (lightening bugs) are a huge part of childhood summer memories for me
dr.strangelove
May 2014
#8
No fireflys where I live, but when I visited Ohio I saw them for the first time & was mesmerized!
CrispyQ
May 2014
#22