Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Deep in the pitch-black woodlands of Congaree National Park lives a mysterious insect that draws thousands of onlookers each year.

Picture yourself stepping onto a quiet forest trail after sunset. The air feels cooler, and the leaves rustle in a soft rhythm that only nighttime knows. Shadows stretch long across the ground while ...

The Blue Ghost fireflies in Pisgah National Forest, North Carolina. Blue ghost fireflies, found in North Carolina's Pisgah National Forest, emit a blue glow during mating season, creating an eerie ...

A Signal System 200 Million Years in the Making Fireflies are not flies. They are beetles, members of the family Lampyridae, and their light is one of the most efficient chemical reactions in biology.

IMPACT HERE IN PENNSYLVANIA, AND A SPECIAL NEARBY FESTIVAL. NO MATTER IF YOU’RE IN AN URBAN OR RURAL SETTING, IT IS EASY TO SPOT THE NIGHTLY FLASH DANCES OF PENNSYLVANIA STATE INSECT. IF YOU KNOW ...

Fireflies at Congaree National Park flash in unision in this file photo from 2016. Only a few lucky winners get a chance to see the natural light show each year, which is currently protected by the ...

Earlier this month, Bernheim Forest and Arboretum in Kentucky documented some new firefly species.Researchers discovered three fireflies, two of which do not glow in the dark. Those two are called ...