As night falls over Australia's forests, grasslands and backyards, the hidden world of nocturnal insects stirs to life. In ...

It’s the last day of June and I’m standing under the overhang on my back deck protected from the last drips of a rainstorm.

You’ve probably seen or heard at least once in your lifetime about fireflies – the famous light-emitting insects! They form ...

Chasing lightning bugs on a summer night is a rite of passage for many youngsters. You know how it goes, pursuing the flickering lights across the dusk sky until you clap your hands in a sphere ...

Pesticides, habitat loss, and light pollution are threatening firefly populations worldwide, but even in urban areas, some ...

Fireflies, otherwise known as lightning bugs, are known for their ability to glow at night. According to the Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation, fireflies are actually not flies, but are ...

As you walk in a park at night, you might hear the drone of a couple of mosquitoes, or a few insects might fly into your face - or even into your mouth if you are talking (yes, it's happened to me).

The belief is that the insects are experiencing what is called the “dorsal light response” due to how they try to keep the light to their back anytime they approach it.