Whether you call them fireflies or lightning bugs, these glowing little beetles are a quintessential summer experience in the South—so much so that they’re even one of the state insects of Tennessee.

Fireflies. Lightning bugs. Whatever you call the little beetles, they’re a beautiful evening spectacle — illuminating the dusky woodlands with a spectral and fleeting glow all their own. Over 2,000 ...

Elkmont, Tenn. — Elkmont, Tenn. - On Thursday, the Great Smoky Mountains National Park will start shuttling thousands of lucky people to the highly anticipated synchronous firefly show in Elkmont. The ...

GATLINBURG, TN – They came out one by one and then all at once, swarming the underbrush and pooling in the hollows, blinking crazily like fiber optic filaments in a planetarium or outer space-themed ...

It’s twilight on a warm May evening at the Congaree National Park in Hopkins, South Carolina. A wooden boardwalk weaves through cypress knees, and towering loblolly pines. A viewing platform holds the ...

The fireflies' annual synchronous light show in the woods of Great Smoky Mountains National Park is something to behold. It's a sight you don’t want to miss, even if you weren’t one of the lucky ...

Nights at Congaree National Park are as inky black as any place in South Carolina. But for a few weeks each year, the darkness is pierced by the synchronized flashing of tiny lightning bugs. The ...

Some of the biggest stars of the Smokies are returning for a spectacular show! Synchronous fireflies are set to make their annual appearance in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park this June. The ...

KELLETTVILLE ― 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. This ...