The bugs that light up

[lizo11]

We were talking about this last night when we were walking the dog, and I am curious.

I have always called them fireflys, but my H was confused by this, he has always called them lightning bugs.

[pilife]

Weirdo. I've always called 'em lightnin' bugs.

I was talking to D the other day about how it was saddening that we don't see them anymore

[conradtn]

Definitely lightnin' bugs!

[glw]

I should have voted SS: growing up we called them fireflies, but after living in the south for years, I now call them lightning bugs.

[alabasterangel]

In Iowa we call them both.

[lizardesque]

My H and I are at odds about this. I say fireflies. He says the other, wrong thing.

[duff]

I say fireflies, but I've never seen one IRL.

[OrangePixyStix]

My dad's company has a mascot called Louie the Lightning Bug!

[lexxasaurus]

I voted SS because I use both equally... I only ever see them on visits to the Midwest when I see family, but I still love catching them.

[shorty20]

Always been lightning bugs.

When I was younger, my sister, me and my cousin use to hit them with wiffle ball bats. I feel really bad about that now.
Damn kids.

[monkeygirl18]

A cute name for them:
When dh was a kid he called the bugling lights

[mayflowers22]

Lightning bugs! *giggle* I call them fireflies. Never heard of them called "lightning bugs"!

[lucky513]

fireflies but Ive never seen one

[phoeny]

Jun 28, 2012 9:08:50 GMT -5 alabasterangel said:

In Iowa we call them both.

Even though I voted lightning bugs, in Iowa we do refer to them as both.

[Deleted]

I call them Fireflys but I have heard that refered to as both. We used the terms interchangably growing up.