The Magic of Fireflies

2025-06-10T10:13:27-04:00June 10, 2025|Field Notes, Uncategorized|

Summer evenings in Willowsford often come alive with a quiet kind of magic, the gentle flicker of fireflies lighting up the dark. Despite their name, fireflies are actually beetles, not flies. Their glow, called bioluminescence, is used mainly to attract mates and to warn predators. Many predators know that bright ...