Claudia Meyers

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Where, oh where, are the lightning bugs?

June 23rd already and I haven’t noticed many lightning bugs at night have you? 
Although the arrival of lightning bugs is not an annual event I particularly eagerly await, I do take pause to wonder where they are this year. 
My husband raised in Cleveland refers to them as June bugs - okay whatever you call them, it’s June and there are a lot of other bugs
including mosquitoes that have found their wings, my yard, and any unprotected skin, but very few June lightning bugs. 
Could global warming and mans carbon footprint be the cause?  Are lightning bugs going the way of frogs and bees? 
I am aware this is not a significant topic that surfaces at cocktail parties or even outdoor bar-b-ques, but, if you do wonder why there are
fewer of these flying sensations adding that beautiful touch of yellow to the nights darkness, why do you think?  What have you deduced? 
And if you don’t call them lightning bugs or June bugs what do you call them and where are they this year?

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