Fireflies
For ten days in the summer, the forests of Japan’s Yamagata prefecture are lit up by hime hotaru, a type of firefly endemic to the region.
Photographer Kazuaki Koseki has attempted to capture the phenomenon in his Summer Faeries series, compiled over a period of eight years. “The spectacle of fireflies flying through the summer forest is like the twinkling of a starry sky,” says Koseki.
“That sight is fantastic enough to forget the awe of the night forest.” In recent years, the fireflies’ habitat has been increasingly endangered by deforestation and the tourism industry.
(, Sat 10 Jan 2026, 22:00, Reply)
Saw something like this in Malaysia
A friend took me to see 'em. You took a boat and the big bushes on either side were full of fireflies. The kind of trigger each other so you have these waves going round and round all reflected in the water. Very cool. Wonder if someone has video'd them... nah, the vids all suck
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simbosan is too tired, Sun 11 Jan 2026, 6:28,
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It’s not quite the same ambience
With glow-in-the-dark condoms in a ditch.
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www.kentwildlifetrust.org.uk/wildlife-explorer/invertebrates/beetles/glow-worm
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brb Monkhouse Stampede, Sun 11 Jan 2026, 19:39,
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glow worms aren't as sparkly
Still very cool. Lots of them here in NZ
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simbosan is too tired, Sun 11 Jan 2026, 23:32,
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