Pennsylvania's state insect is the eye-catching firefly. Its scientific name is "Photuris pennsylvanica."The firefly was named the state insect on April 10, 1974.A stunning sight during midsummer ...

This story originally appeared on Atlas Obscura and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration. At the third meeting of the Moriyama City Firefly Forest Museum’s eight-week Firefly Course, a ...

HOPKINS — Every spring, Congaree National Park becomes the site of a rare and captivating spectacle. For a couple of weeks, typically in late May, shortly after sunset, the forest appears to glitter ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. In the wild, only a tiny fraction of the eggs survive. River pollution, flood ...

KELLETTVILLE, Pa. ― Every year in late June, Peggy Butler and her husband, Ken, welcome visitors to rural northwestern Pennsylvania for the chance to glimpse the rare and beguiling Photinus carolinus.

Visit Indy, Lafayette, and New Harmony to learn about our state insect, the Say’s Firefly. The firefly. The lightning bug. The romance of early summer in Indiana has always been a twinkling glow of ...