Concerns over declining firefly population prompts 15-year Penn State research study

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Concerns over declining firefly population prompts 15-year Penn State research study
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Fireflies, or lightning bugs as many people call them, have been lighting up our summer nights for as long as we can remember.

Alyana Gomez

That's how the male and female bugs communicate and then connect. Researchers say some of the female flies have a very interesting way of capturing a mate. Penn State just wrapped up a 15-year research study, because there was concern that the firefly population was declining. Their findings didn't determine a decline per say, but researchers did discover how the climate impacts the firefly population.

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