I have seen them several times, the most memorable being when I lived in France with a friend for a few months and we chased fireflies for an hour at her grandparents' house, catching them in jars and letting them all fly out at once when we had a lot. It was so cool.
Sweet! I remember the first time I saw them. 'twas when I was about 8 and visiting my relatives in DC/Virginia. I always wondered how people could catch them, since they're fireFLIES, which made me think they were like the ubiquitous quick little buggers we all know and love. But no, fireflies couldn't run from a glacier.
Somehow I didn't notice that they didn't exist out here! I guess I thought it was just because I've been living in slightly more urban regions than Princeton when I'm out west.
And you seem like someone that would have seen them many times! Don't they have them in Alaska or something?
The wonderful thing about California is that we basically DON'T have annoying bugs, with the exception of mosquitoes in places. And, since it's so dry, there are actually not many places that are plagued by them. We sit outside and enjoy evenings and wonder why everybody in the rest of the country sits inside of screened porches.
But, we don't have fireflies. Alas. I have never seen one. And I've been around a pretty long time.
You mean "the wonderful thing about SOUTHERN California..."
You wouldn't believe how many mosquitoes there are up here. If I leave my bathroom window open a bit in July, I'll have 15 mosquitoes flying around my apartment. I get 15 bites every time I go camping (though I seem to be filet mignon for the buggers). Same is true whether I'm on the coast in Arcata or further east. And the mosquitoes in the forests are enormous, though that is good since they're easier to mangle.
Very cool. I think I wrote in LJ the first time I saw a firefly, when I was traveling in Cambodia. It was in fact very magical even though I was walking down a very dirty alley and I was looking for muggers in the dark shadows.
Fireflies are great. And now you've given me the surreal experience of hearing about you and all these people who didn't grow up seeing them all the time all summer long! Weirdo! :-)
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cool. :)
aren't they wonderous?
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thus, i remark.
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I have seen them several times, the most memorable being when I lived in France with a friend for a few months and we chased fireflies for an hour at her grandparents' house, catching them in jars and letting them all fly out at once when we had a lot. It was so cool.
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You should mail some over here.
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i was told you could make a ring of them? but i always thought that was sort of odd.
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And you seem like someone that would have seen them many times! Don't they have them in Alaska or something?
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But, we don't have fireflies. Alas.
I have never seen one. And I've been around a pretty long time.
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You wouldn't believe how many mosquitoes there are up here. If I leave my bathroom window open a bit in July, I'll have 15 mosquitoes flying around my apartment. I get 15 bites every time I go camping (though I seem to be filet mignon for the buggers). Same is true whether I'm on the coast in Arcata or further east. And the mosquitoes in the forests are enormous, though that is good since they're easier to mangle.
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be kind to them, my bor and neighbor used to smash them on their arms, and have their arms light up....cool....and cruel
say hi to some of them for me....I'm sure they remember me