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They’re called that in a lot of places.

Source: I’m from Texas.

And here’s a petting picture to prove it.

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Whats_your_reasoning@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
It makes me happy to see the phrase “lightning bug” used so often here on Lemmy. I grew up calling them lightning bugs, yet I felt like it’s been ages since I heard or saw that word. Then I started coming here, and I see it in every post about this topic. The term brings me back to my childhood, picturing the way my parents’ backyard used to light up every summer evening.

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Zoomboingding@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
Funny that Californians even have a strong opinion

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- Whats_your_reasoning@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  Ha, great observation. For those that don’t know - the fireflies/lightning bugs known to the east coast don’t live on the west coast.
  
  Apparently there are species that live west of the Rocky Mountains, but they are active during the day, and even at night the light they produce is too dim for the human eye to perceive. So the west coast doesn’t get the beautiful light shows that the east enjoys.
  
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Zacryon@feddit.org ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
Germans: “glow-wormsies”

(Glühwürmchen)

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- ZombieMantis@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  That’s delightful
  
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preussischblau@lemmy.ca ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
Huh, the more you know.

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