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[@angamgolmei]

I feel bad for people who haven't seen a firefly . We used to catch them every night during summer growing up. They are truly magical and thinking about them makes me nostalgic.

[@mohit9626]

Like me I never saw them 😭😭

[@aiheartso]

I've never seen a firefly and you're lucky!!

[@Apple-ei1ms]

I have never seen them before

[@mukeshgoyal]

How long they live in a jar once you catch them.

[@tessmarielerum2993]

In the Philippines there a lots of them....close to my house there have a big tree full of fireflies every night....the tree is glowing like a Christmas tree at night....amazing

[@bunni7123]

I live in a suburban area in Montreal, Canada. I had never seen a firefly in my entire life, only heard about them in fairytales. I had a birthday dinner in my backyard and when it turned dark, I thought I was going crazy because I saw sparks of light in the air. As the sparks came closer, I realized they were fireflies. It felt truly magical. I will never forget that day. I'm guessing they came around because I have a big garden, full of plants, flowers, vegetables and trees. It was also humid that day because I had set up a small inflatable pool.

[@tabarkalhag9935]

أحلى حشرة في كل العالم

[@luson_pegu]

O😢

[@sohanhossen7009]

Come to bangladesh

[@minasengary8371]

Come to assam 😊

[@RRR66620]

I am starting to see more of right outside of downtown in the Westmont area.

[@blessingsbywenliu7014]

The first time I saw fireflies was when I was 12. It was most magical and beautiful things I ever saw.

[@greyson6762]

How have you never seen them before?

[@clover-il7tf]

Lucky.

[@clover-il7tf]

Raptorizz T.V People grow up in different places. Me in a city so they don’t live where I do.

[@oliviachen8365]

69 likes do not like

[@arthurgustintheobaldpanges8942]

You lucky

[@Lowkeysyar]

I never saw fireflies in my entire life I've only heard em in cartoons or movies.

[@jaymarkloyola3445]

Go to forests at night, they naturally stay away from lights

[@OfficailSatoruGojo]

Yeah neither me :(

[@clover-il7tf]

I always thought they were a made up thing until I was old enough to know better.

[@MikeyHolNike]

they were in my old neighborhood i miss those lights flying around while me and my friends would play fun or football

[@AestheticCupcakeYT]

Yes I also

[@jonny1722]

When i was 8-12 me and my friends playing under the light of the moon in the middle of the rice field then catching fireflies, it was so magical and fun i enjoyed it so much and now im watching this reminds my beautiful and unforgettable childhood days💖

[@unanaily1979]

Your childhood must be one of the most amazing childhood ever!

[@mr_silver_eyes]

“Katy did! Katy didn’t!” That’s the soundtrack to my childhood.

[@onechristianwallace]

I watch them in my little garden every evening.Its such a magical experience.

[@REign0279]

Oh !!! U r so lucky.....I saw them when I was maybe 5-6....I miss those moments......but now I feel like they r disappearing

[@arathy592]

U r soo lucky☺️

[@amareshkumardutta9490]

Lucky

[@elizabethescalante7866]

They're like living Christmas lights!

[@cyclipsnation9418]

true

[@stretchlimo7275]

It’s truly mesmerizing watching them. My fields in early summer are full of thousands of them flashing. It’s a sight to behold

[@mr_silver_eyes]

It’s cicadas, crickets, katydids, frogs and little songbirds for me!

[@Allahkibandi1234]

In which country your fields are present? I also wish to see such sight. Beddings of fireflies through the fields.

[@ms.creepylee]

Ive never seen a firefly in person. I really didn't know if they were real so i came to youtube to find out. So amazing nature!!

[@AlmaChroma]

I'd love to see fireflies in person one day

[@rafikamin6617]

I lived in a village, west Bengal, India. In my childhood, there were no electricity. In summer, fireflies lighten up the fields, ponds and the whole village would become a magical place

[@Downbubbles2]

Beautiful creatures and also a victim of our own doing and development. With deforestation and pollution taking it’s heavy toll on earth and the wildlife, fireflies are going down the path of extinction and it breaks my heart to see such a little friend that has been a symbol of hope and peace for centuries die because of our greedy actions.

[@missfortune3123]

Don't be surprised that's the human nature but we can change

[@Bubbles-vf2qd]

that's really sad to be honest.

[@pandoz40]

I don't know, I live in a small village here in Italy, and there are plenty of fireflies

[@missfortune3123]

@@pandoz40 lucky

[@eggs6648]

IceColdSmoke2002 it’s probably because you live in a small village, I live in a city here in nc and they’re not as around as they were a couple years ago

[@maulikprajapati3643]

Last year, I just saw fireflies for the first time in Algonquin Park, Ontario, Canada when I went for camping. It was so amazing to see it in the dark. I was so surpsied to see them glowing in the dark. 😍😍

[@mychemicaljulia]

YOU WOULD NOT BELIEVE YOUR EYES IF 10 MILLION FIREFLIES

[@awesomeamazing1731]

lit up the world as i fell asleep

[@cbvjoabosnfredsonnatal6614]

Cause they feel the open air...

[@xnixrixx390]

And leave teardrops everywhere

[@rao2489]

You'd think me rude but i would just stand and stare

[@dianal9346]

It’s hard to say that I’d rather stay awake when I’m asleep ...

[@byimpeccableimeantotallype9436]

A firefly just flew into my room ...and I was like "dude where this beauties hide in the morning " ...

[@watchtyme]

I grew up knowing them as Lightening Bugs. Nice job here.

[@huntress44]

You would not believe your eyes...

[@NCR_Ranger115]

if ten million fireflies

[@0wnageclan]

XD , that's a good song

[@min-yl1ln]

Lit up the world as I fell asleep

[@jackarmstrong8790]

Ancestor if ten million fireflies

[@doomslayer9077]

+Banan and have aids while eating fries XD

[@crazy2-1ilz18]

One of the greatest wonders on earth 🌎

[@patiencemacherie]

I could listen to this woman`s voice for hours and hours

[@truthinhere8270]

Ok

[@reniellapidovlog4534]

Fireflies is the most amazing creatures ever created

[@shanugamer8309]

In my childhood I catch one of them and stored him in a glass bottle What a magical creature In India we call this JUGNU

[@oliwerrzepkowski6677]

Cause I saved a few and I keep them in a jar-jar-jar-jar I'd like to make myself belieeeeeve.

[@gdycbjrirckwwqxc]

And once when I was a 4 year old child I killed a firefly but then it stop glowing and I asked my mom she said it will not glow because it is dead now I felt very bad for it. I am also from India.

[@dombi5516]

In philippines we call this alitaptap 💛

[@Nkihgf]

Me too did the same but the firefly died 😭

[@Nkihgf]

@@rosei6305 😂😂😂😂😂

[@ninyqin7086]

Fireflies only live for about 2 weeks after they come out of their pupal, and of course they don’t want to spend their lives inside a jar

[@debrabrown8901]

Fireflies are one of nature's magic. We have a few in N GA, but not like the mountains of NC. My granddaughter and I love to see them in the evenings. I remember loving to catch them in a jar as a child in NC when I was visiting my grandmother.

[@marks1059]

I’ve seen this accidentally in southern WV while camping. It’s an amazing experience when you didn’t know they existed. It’s like someone is flipping a light switch on and off.

[@vikramjeetkaur9596]

People say if there’s true love they glow bright

[@Alizaasif1115]

I watch them in my village.its mesmerizing to watch

[@TNT_Golem]

There's a firefly in my room rn and they are in the room where I have slept for years now and it makes me happy every time I see them, It makes me happier to know that they glow even as babys

[@Forestclan2.0]

Have you ever tried building a bond with one?

[@unanaily1979]

@@Forestclan2.0 Too bad,their lifespan is short. Maybe only last for 10 days for mating after 1-2 years spent in the ground.

[@Bangy]

Fireflies: exist Artists, writers, directors & animators: This is free real estate

[@josephgarcia2979]

We took some high school students to Washington D.C. a few years back, and one evening while standing near some plants, I heard a very distinct sound, and when I turned around, I noticed an orchestra of flashing lights and poppings sounds. The trip to Washington was great, but the encounter with the fireflies was one of the most epic highlights of my entire life. I haven't seen any since, but I hope to be some place where I can see and hear them again, hopefully before I depart one day.

[@norainnoflowers1551]

I grew up in FL but now I live in MO, I love watching the fireflies in the summertime!

[@suzie_602]

I JUST SAW MY FIRST FIREFLY 😭😭😭 so here I am looking up a video on them 😂😂

[@elirchi9214]

Where did you see one?? It's sad that they're becoming harder to find :(

[@suzie_602]

They’re all over Georgia

[@unanaily1979]

Wow so cool!

[@pjayadeep]

We have it in our backyard in the coffee estate during April every year. Such a delightful spectacle it is.

[@solcolin9517]

Fireflies are very beautifully 💜💛💚💙❤️

[@mikebrooks1620]

Shut up, anchor baby, nobody cares what you illegals have to spew!

[@Sunnywhosaine13]

I forgot the last time I saw a firefly ... I live in Guwahati and 15-20 years back there were plenty of them .It's so heartbreaking to see this magnificent creature going in a verge of extinction 😭

[@markhesp4268]

Along with thousands of other creatures.Its so wrong.We the little people can't change much The blame lays squarely on the governments and policy makers.

[@Than3Dane]

@@markhesp4268 big corporatioks included, its all a cog in the machine of control and destruction

[@markhesp4268]

Yes just to satisfy the greed of the massive insecticide corporations. Spraying that poison everywhere is killing everything.probably us as well with huge numbers of people with cancer

[@Jason-Scott]

I’ve only ever seen 1 on Phuket beach stunning little creatures 😊

[@Gman18]

Everyone loves this little friend its just really pretty

[@tinypanther3320]

I love fireflies definitely the weirdest bugs I’ve ever seen they can literally glow cute but weird

[@Michiko_kr]

{ Allaah Hu Akbar❤!~{Allaah❤👑✨} Is The GREATEST!}.

[@jazbronoh5873]

I still remember this tree behind our house in the countryside where it's full of these fireflies at night in the summer when I was 7. It's glamorous. 😌

[@mfonuworoh81]

I used to wonder what could this be but when I knew I thought they were magical😂 and my mom laughed at me, l used to play with them when I was a bit younger.

[@nobizzybap]

So many fireflies in the Philippines. I miss the Philippines, night time was always beautiful 😍

[@chardelraconner2166]

"FUN FACT : Athena collected what was scene above in multitudes and released them at once to allure existing energies from afar to socialize amongst her OWN rheaspec+fully." ©

[@onwaterrr]

the last time I saw fireflies was when I was a kindergarten 😢😭❤️ I consider myself lucky to see them even for the last time ☺️

[@pizzapizza4550]

I just seen firefly's for the first time in my life. I am 29. It was a magical moment

[@NikoCharidis]

I saw fireflies in greece when i was a child. Such a wonderful experience

[@gd_hydra1gd504]

0:52 nice voice crack lady

[@thealienbros5431]

happens to all of us

[@geogm.840]

I like her! Her eyes and her facial expression are cool.

[@elysrobjohn4067]

Gd_Hydra1 Gd xD

[@zacharyallen4956]

Elys Robjohn I laughed. Good job

[@NarutoUzumaki-go8kx]

how tf people notice something like that or was I just too into the fireflies

[@Solotraveleranand]

Beautiful nature 🙂

[@catmeme7945]

Everytime black out happens in our place, fire flies appears and they are the most amazing creature at night, that was 19 years ago. Now, they're nowhere to be found.

[@imZeroedIn]

I found one of these in my kitchen and i thought i was tripping balls

[@nolag7581]

😂

[@prashantrathore7070]

Now I feel Proud that I have seen them in my childhood....

[@mr_silver_eyes]

I haven’t seen one since I was a kid. I do hear crickets and katydids on summer evenings from August to early September, and for me the singing of those animals is nostalgic. The nostalgia factor also applies to cicadas when they start their buzzing Cicada Symphonies earlier during the day.

[@slotgrammie0923]

Spectacularly beautiful...a beautiful childhood memory now in my 64 year old life..💕💕

[@torb1trick415]

You wouldn't believe your eyes! If ten million fireflies! Lit up the world as I fell asleep!

[@ometeolt3182]

In Tlaxcala México live The Big Santuary of Fireflies !! .. Is So Beautiful❤

[@mikebrooks1620]

I'm moving there from USA. I want to see that and bang a bunch of mexican chicks.

[@beomkaslana]

I just saw them today. I'm still in shock that i saw them with my own eyes...

[@DeeandCeeT]

Same here!!!

[@dimakatsocatherinemashiane1621]

Saw one today. Thought I was dreaming lol. 1st time I see such

[@Ali_Hassan293]

I remember when I was a kid and lived in joint family. We used to go out for a walk every night after dinner and there was this green area where whole bunch of fireflies used to fly. Me and my fellow cousins would often catch them and I once caught one inside a empty match box and treated him as a pet but then freed him in a few moments 😂😂 it was amazing.

[@Hollowdude15]

Firefiles are so cool and great video :]

[@ddh3098]

Thanks for sharing this wonderful information short but to the point ☺️

[@zdenekotruba8281]

When I was a kid I remember seeing fireflies everywhere... Now... Well, I have not seen one for at least five years

[@mikebrooks1620]

Same here. I hear it has something to do with the pesticides that farmers spray on the fields. Sad really

[@zdenekotruba8281]

@@mikebrooks1620 as far as I am concerned night lights make it much harder for them to breed and thus indirectly reduce their population

[@thevally6127]

@@mikebrooks1620 they're every where in the Midwest

[@paultremblay4836]

Remind me my first girlfriend who open the light by her window so I can find her room. Insect and human are same

[@vrutv3708]

Oh so boys do remember too?!

[@GoogleAccount-po1gl]

Haha

[@cmay878]

The wood behind my house have seemingly millions this year. Absolutely the best light show at night! They were early this year and mseem to be much more active.

[@Sammy-mp9xn]

Love fireflies❤🐜🌠 Wouldn't be Summertime, here in N.C., without their spectacular light shows!🌠❤🐜💫🌛

[@anamikaroy5123]

জঠবমভঌপঁঅঃধঠঞঞঢঝঞঝঙঙ

[@Dragon-Slay3r]

Jugnu aka firefly aka bettle cover with its back as a butplug “left foot”

[@amnamalik8098]

Its been years since i last saw then i miss them

[@torrisali2082]

I am one of the very few native Floridians left that has seen fireflies in Florida before it was developed into subdivisions and major roads came in. They avoid artificial light, and I have not seen them since the early 90's.

[@BangBang-zq2dh]

We get it. You and everyone else know the lyrics to the song “fireflies” by owl city.

[@clover-il7tf]

Seriously though every single video with “Firefly” in it someone comments owl city

[@hyperx72]

You must be fun at parties...

[@notacat.15]

I don’t like that song.. :/

[@maggieshinee]

Nature is Great 😊

[@Knapweed]

Seeing fireflies in the flesh is on my bucket list. It must be a fantastic sight.

[@goosebxmps]

thank u fire fly scientist lady, i learned something new

[@moongurl9246]

A moment ago, I just see one fireflies for the fist time... And it Sooo Beautiful ..

[@0617kitty]

I saw firefly once as a child in the New Territories in Hong Kong one Summer night when I was a child. It was precious memory🥰🥰

[@بّےطٌےٱحًےٱلَعَےقَےٱبّےٱلَذٌه]

سبحان الله Subhan allah

[@gigigad3303]

I love fireflies so much❤❤❤😊😊😊🎉

[@DeeandCeeT]

Saw fireflies for the 1st time!!! Such a magical sight!!! God's brilliance is Unmatched!

[@homersimpson6585]

i cant believe they made an animal from a song

[@kg_man81]

it's a pity the firefly are extinct in my country now... but the memory of my childhood are very beautiful.. catching them or just watching them flying around in the night are very wonderful

[@uyagraph]

It's not extinct, just harder to find as their population decrease.

[@TheImperfectWriter]

So I'm looking at this, coz it's 2 am and a Firefly has invaded my room amidst the power cut. Been trying to capture it with my OnePlus 7 Pro.

[@TheImperfectWriter]

@@vivek-zo2yy it's dead pretty much, been a year.

[@TheImperfectWriter]

@@vivek-zo2yy Yes ✨

[@hanCops_baba]

In Nepal, we say it "Jun Kiri" that means "Jun - Moon" and "Kiri/Kira - Insect".

[@milenadachbalken7385]

Wow, that´s really beautiful

[@arifenur8856]

Thank you for sharing!

[@hanCops_baba]

@@milenadachbalken7385 Thank You 💕

[@hanCops_baba]

@@arifenur8856 Welcome buddy !

[@tgx3529]

In the Giant Mountains in the Czech Republic, I regularly see them at night in the forests in the first half of July. It is an unforgettable experience, but there must be warm nights without precipitation. There are only a few such nights a year here.

[@Knieeeeyah]

Cause I'd get a thousand hugs From ten thousand lightning bugs As they tried to teach me how to dance

[@raminham1077]

I had not seen a firefly for 30 years until now that i came to canada for a trip.they are amazing😻

[@JP-ed5lh]

I wish someone would start a Fire Fly Farm, or a pet shop which sells Fire flies , so we can propagate them in our gardens. I haven't seen one in 20 yrs.

[@djfrag5076]

i used to catch fireflies in my childhood..

[@shanto2951]

In Bangladesh, we call them "JONAKI"

[@khadizahritu6259]

Jonaki poka☺

[@fine1876]

@@khadizahritu6259 junkiri in nepali😀😀

[@nepiece4815]

@@fine1876 bc fireflies species are from Nepal 🤣

[@anushkapaul3934]

In bengali too

[@gdycbjrirckwwqxc]

JUGNU in hindi

[@vam9785]

Saw a firefly for the first time in my life today and it was so magical

[@elirchi9214]

Where did you see one??

[@vam9785]

@@elirchi9214 on my window! At night … didn’t see a firefly after that. It was glowing like a lamp. Very special creature

[@unanaily1979]

@@vam9785 I wish I can see one again

[@vam9785]

@@unanaily1979 me too!

[@airatapia5115]

Me too! It's inside my room rn.

[@bequiteimhuntingwabbits8205]

I saw one in my house last night. I was scared shitless tbh

[@Abhi-rb8ip]

I Just catch one firefly to watch and then let it go ...what a magical thing is that ...they are tiny but make the surroundings glow ...just like magic 😉🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

[@unanaily1979]

Must be amazing to have an experience with a firefly! I wish I can see them in real life with my own eyes.

[@Abhi-rb8ip]

@@unanaily1979 they fly over plants and trees you can watch them anywhere 🙄🙄

[@MarcusCoker1]

i have seen these guys since i was little its been so long

[@BenBAdventures]

I just saw my first group of fireflies yesterday, and caught one for the first time today

[@meganbetteridge3547]

Looks magical like fairies

[@Abdullah-Malik]

I grew up watching them but Haven't seen them for a while :(

[@garethalford682]

It’s Beautiful and Magical Like Natures Christmas Lights ✨

[@5411DRO]

This makes me nostalgic. I remember seeing hundreds of them literally lighting and the darkness in a remote/rural area in Brazil. That was in the 80s. Now they are almost extinct after the place developed… 😞

[@MsMaliniSiva]

Superb

[@karelltulod3079]

Amazing fireflies

[@llamaface6229]

I’m in London Canada and we have them in our backyard when it gets humid in the summer time

[@0Architectdude0]

Nat geo probably has no idea... THAT TEN MILLION LIGHTNING BUGS GAVE ME 75 BILLION HUGS

[@markhernandez4986]

They come at june in new york and leave at October in new york

[@teaeyedoubleguhur]

There are also synchronous fireflies at Congaree Swamp National Park which is not far from Columbia, SC. You do need to register for a viewing time, but it may be less crowded that the Smokies will be. I think their viewing is Elkmont.

[@unanaily1979]

Why can't we just see fireflies at our backyard? Wouldn't that be nice.....