Summer dusk in southwest Virginia brings tiny, flickering insects, their yellow bulbs brightening scrubby fields and brushy meadows. Many of us reminisce about childhood evenings spent catching these ~ to many the hallmark of summer, childhood and long evenings spent with mason jars in hand and the thrill of the chase.With more than 2,000 species of fireflies found on every continent except Antarctica, the bugs fascinate amateurs and researchers alike, who have yet to solve every mystery concerning the fireflies’ …
