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 ...

You don’t have to wait until July to see the sky light up with an inspiring spectacle. Like Independence Day fireworks, this show is sure to inspire oohs and aahs all around. The synchronous fireflies ...

Deep in the pitch-black woodlands of Congaree National Park lives a mysterious insect that draws thousands of onlookers each year. The forest is dead quiet at night, aside from the chirping of ...

CORRYTON, Tenn. (WTVF) — A rare phenomenon is about to happen in East Tennessee as the Synchronous fireflies will make their return next month. Many apply year after year in a lottery drawing to see ...

Mary Arkiszewski stumbled upon Great Smoky Mountains National Park’s most famous flashing beetle, the synchronous firefly, almost by accident. She and her husband had always enjoyed hiking and ...

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Synchronous fireflies, known as Photuris frontalis, blink in the woods near the Congaree River on Wednesday, May 15, 2024, in Columbia, S.C. Congaree National Park holds an annual event for visitors ...