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06-08-2009, 08:26 PM
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Lightning bugs
I've been seeing lightning bugs for the last few nights. So nice to see them in the twilight while i sit on the back porch! LOVE the summer evenings here in TN!!
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06-08-2009, 09:06 PM
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ELOHINO DOHIYI GESESTI
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Location: Florida Space Coast
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06-08-2009, 09:43 PM
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Location: NE TN~ TriCities
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I saw my first of the season tonight.  |
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06-09-2009, 06:40 PM
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ELOHINO DOHIYI GESESTI
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Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Florida Space Coast
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Some where in the last year we had a similar post that some where in Tennessee they where paying for Fire Flies... for medical use.... Could not find the article........but found this bit of interesting information.
Scientists Use Firefly Gene To Track Treatments In Lymphoma/leukemia
Another interesting tid bit on Fire Flies, grab a cup of coffee it's long one but very interesting.....
http://www.terry-1.com/fireflies.htm |
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06-09-2009, 10:06 PM
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Location: northeastern Tennessee
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Quote:
Originally Posted by DubbleT
I saw my first of the season tonight. |
Oh really? I have been seeing them here where I live in northeast Tennessee since April. |
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06-10-2009, 11:43 AM
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Barefoot Southern Girl
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One of the small things that I have been missing from Tennessee.
Small but brought great joy in watching them.
Looking forward to seeing them again soon.... counting down to August 1st, and I'm back home.... WOO HOO!!!
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06-11-2009, 02:33 PM
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I'm currently living in FL for the summer but came home last week to visit & was awed by the lighting bugs. I felt like a little girl again. It brought up so many memories from my childhood.
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06-11-2009, 03:29 PM
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Lovin life in the boro!
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Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: The land of erternal summer to Murfreesboro, TN
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I was watching them last night. They amaze me. They are just too cool.
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06-14-2009, 09:44 AM
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GENTLE ON MY MIND
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"At home in Tennessee"
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Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: East Tennessee
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A few years ago a colony of synchronized fireflys was discovered in the Smokies. At that time the only other known colony was somewhere in southern Asia.
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06-15-2009, 06:54 PM
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Are the synchronized fireflies still doing their thing?? Seems they are thinning out so much, just wondered if they are.
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