Neat article--the problem being I don't see lightning bugs anymore. As kids we would capture them in jars and enjoy watching them flash in our bedroom at night.

How informative I never new that!

Hey Butch! Maybe that's why I don't have a lot of slugs,because I sure do have a lot of lightning bugs! Phil

I notice many fewer lightening bugs than I remember in the past...as well as almost no earth wormns and very few butterflies.
But the mosquitoes are more than plentiful.
I think it has to do with corn and soy bean farmers....
Linda C

That was a pretty cool article. I never knew they were carnivores! I'm with Phil, we've had a huge number of lightning bugs this year and I've seen only one slug. The plants have been very happy and slime free.

Seems they disappear toward the first week of July every year though. Are they still around and don't flash anymore cause mating season is over? Ponderous.

Cool link there!! I didnt know anything about those bugs, just hoped that they left my hostas alone!! OK now I love them! Saw at least 20 in my tiny backyard tonight!!

Paul

I have noticed a ton of lightning bugs this summer...more than usual, in fact. I hope all that larva were busy eating slugs. I can't say for sure, though, if they put a dent in the slug population or not. Worms are plentiful. I don't have that much slug damage now that I think about it...enough, though.