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My yard is aglow

18 years ago

For the last week, every evening in my yard I have noticed that my yard is glowing. It looks like a yard of hundreds of small glowing lights. It is quite a sight to see. But I can't tell what it is. By the time I get close to a "light", it goes out. FireFlies have not been in my yard for some time now. Are these hybernating fireflies preparing for next spring? Just curious to see if anybody else has seen something like this in their yard.

Lori Laird

Wake Forest, NC

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Claire Pickett
18 years ago
Let us know when the little green men show up! How close is the nearest power plant?

Now, I'll let the bug people give you the real answer.
rhizo_1 (North AL) zone 7
18 years ago
If you are seeing something on the ground, then it is likely the larvae of fireflies.
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dottie_in_charlotte
18 years ago
methinks our Lori watched "Invasion" this week..giggle!
lorinc
Original Author
18 years ago
Oh man, I forgot to tell you guys about the green men too! Maybe the glowing in my yard is something they left behind? I'll be sure to let you guys know when they show up again. I'll have an "Invasion" party in my back yard :-)
Sharron Harris power plant is about an hour south of me.
I expect it is firefly larvae. I live in the country and had tons of fireflies this summer. In the evenings my yard is a mass feeding frenzy of Robins. They show up by the dozens and feed on something in my yard. Got to be larvae.
Thanks for the responses.
I'll keep ya'll posted
Lori
Claire Pickett
18 years ago
How magical is that!
jeffahayes
18 years ago
It's radioactive bugs, and the robins that eat 'em are all gonna mutate into gigantic killer birds that swoop down and pick up small animals and children and disembowel them before our very, horrified eyes...

Or maybe not.

Who knows?
:)
Dieter2NC
18 years ago
any chance you put down a fertilizer high in phospherous?
aisgecko
18 years ago
A new "Invasion" is on today. Guess we'd better tune in to find out what the "glowing lights" in Lori's yard are. I need to give it another episode or 2 before I pass judgement on it anyways. I AM a bit of a sci-fi junky, but I also am critical of shows/movies that make no sense or have huge plot flaws. I have to say that a glowing lawn sounds quite strange. I tend to think it's the firefly larvae, but it COULD be little green men. REALLY little green men! -Ais.

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