Rose is Rose by Don Wimmer and Pat Brady for June 09, 2011

Yeah, stick with the tasty stuff — like dead mice.

I look forward to one day seeing one of these bugs that light up in the dark. Must have freaked out the first people who saw them.

I miss lightning bugs!

Yeah, Iive out in the country and it’s great this time of year. Somewhere I’ve got an old slide that’s a time exposure of lightning bugs on bushes at the edge of the yard. Like a starry night (but not THAT starry, starry night).

Actually, the kid’s got it dead on.

Love Lightening Bugs! They are like twinkling little stars.

my son always said that lightening bugs were fireworks for ants

Nabuquduriuzhur: Lizards do eat lightning bugs. Mediterranian geckos have become common in this region in the last few years. Moths are attracted to the window by the light inside. I saw a gecko (on the bare glass) eat a lightning bug and we could see the light flashing inside for several minutes after ingestion.

gross-out little girls lesson learned at age 6: catch a bunch of ’em, and you can smear their butts all over your face and get that frankenstein makeup effect!

‘course, my step-mother wasn’t too cool about it either.

Look up Elkmont Fireflies. They are very unique and very cool to see. :)