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Why we don't see lightning bugs in the suburbs | |
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July 08, 2014 Fireworks, legal and otherwise, lit up our skies for days. But one light is missing, and suburbanites probably share some of the blame. Spring floods, chemicals on yards and outdoor lighting make it tough for lightning bugs to show their stuff. "Chemicals put on the ground kill the lightning bug larvae living in the ground, and also kill the grubs and a lot of the things the lightning bugs eat," says Jim Louderman of the Field Museum. Source: http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20140707/news/140708947/ |
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