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Lightning bugs!! (mander.xyz)
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[–] 40 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I grew up calling them lightning bugs, and I'm so excited to see a thread full of people calling them the same!

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  • [–] 26 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Fireflies is a much cooler name though.

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  • [–] 14 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    In German, they're Glühwürmchen ("glow worms").

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  • [–] 10 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Wait hold up, in Dutch we have glimwormen ("shimmer worms" ) but those don't fly! They're actual bioluminecent worms.

    Aren't German Glühwürmchen the same thing?

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  • [–] 6 points 1 year ago

    Glühwürmchen definitely refers to the flying variant. Might also refer to non flying species but I’ve never seen or heard anyone talk about any of those. The term is probably just used for any type of glowing insect, no matter if worm or bug.

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