Where in the US are there large populations of fireflies?
2006-07-02 17:33:32 · 24 answers · asked by kimmiekazi83 1 in Environment
Illinois!
2006-07-02 17:36:03 · answer #1 · answered by Hetty 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Fireflies are common all over the Eastern US. PA has named the firefly the state insect!
Fireflies like large, grassy areas and will wait on grass or other plants to signal others as twilight begins to fall. The cemetary near my house has a large grassy lawn, and you can see hundreds of them twinkling in there on summer nights.
2006-07-03 12:31:11 · answer #2 · answered by Sweeps 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Fireflies generally are found in warm, humid areas such as the central and southern United States and are seldom found in the western parts of the U.S. When I lived in Virginia, it was very common to see fields full of them every summer night.
2006-07-03 00:40:13 · answer #3 · answered by Mama Gretch 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pretty much all over the northeastern states. Catching fireflies is a childhood right of passage.
2006-07-03 00:40:05 · answer #4 · answered by Raymond C 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
many are located in the NE & Mid west regions. They are pretty cool little insects! Late July til mid August are the peak months !!! As a kid , me and my friends caught hundreds of them and used to flip out the the cops on the beat by distracting them away from their cars,(by lighting off firecrackers & running from them) then, have someone sneak into the car and open all the jars ! We'd gather on an unaccessible hill and watch the cops go nuts tryin' to get them out ! AHHH, those were the good old days - none of us got caught !
2006-07-03 02:30:38 · answer #5 · answered by Jo Jo Gunn 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All over Ohio. There's millions in the trees here in Southern Ohio and their making the forest look a lot like Christmas at night
2006-07-03 00:38:10 · answer #6 · answered by pickle head 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
in summer in warm moist climates, Indiana is where i used to live and there are often thousands of fireflys over a field of soybeans in the summer night.
2006-07-03 01:53:06 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I live in Tallahassee, FL. There' s plenty here. My mom lives in Mobile, AL. There's a lot there too. It's funny. I'm 35 and I don't remember seeing these a whole lot growing up. I am so glad they're coming back around. They are great little bugs.
2006-07-03 00:40:40 · answer #8 · answered by Uncle Heinrich the Great 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We have fire flies in Houston, TX around summer time.
Here are 2 cool firefly FAQ sites: http://www.byteland.org/naturalist/firefly_faq.html
http://iris.biosci.ohio-state.edu/projects/FFiles/
2006-07-03 00:42:49 · answer #9 · answered by VIC 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Here in east central Missouri on any given night you can stand in my backyard and my little part of the world has hundreds of blinking lights. It reminds you of fireworks.
2006-07-03 01:20:42 · answer #10 · answered by jean 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋