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Lightning bugs (mander.xyz)
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[–] [email protected] 34 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Firefly vs lightning bug

I've always called them fireflies growing up but it seems like that's dependent on where you grew up

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

This content is not available in your country/region.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 year ago (3 children)

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Orangutan

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

In French they're called lucioles and I find that very cute

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

Like the bugs 😭

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Curious what country, article is from Rochester NY it seems

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I get the same from central europe, so i think gdpr shenanigans

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Wow I would not believe my eyes...

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago

You would not believe your eyes

If ten million lightning bugs

'Cause I'd get a thousand hugs

From ten thousand fireflies

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

Wow, didn't know they were poisonous