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Lightning bugs!! (mander.xyz)
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[–] [email protected] 42 points 2 weeks ago (8 children)

I grew up calling them lightning bugs, and I'm so excited to see a thread full of people calling them the same!

[–] [email protected] 25 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Fireflies is a much cooler name though.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Anybody tries to kill you, you try and kill 'em right back.

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