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Rare synchronous fireflies flicker in a few US locations

Every year, 20,000 families apply for fewer than 1,000 parking passes to a unique event at the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Fireflies, or lightning bugs as they are more commonly called in the South, are a familiar backyard sight in the eastern part of the United States
Amanda Luhn 18 May 2026

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