Name: Why Every Culture Loved Fireflies–and Why They’re Now Vanishing
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<span data-sheets-root="1">When was the last time you saw a firefly?</span>

For many of us, thousands of dazzling lights set the warm summer nights of our childhoods ablaze. But in recent years, the almost magical flickering has dimmed and virtually disappeared—and hardly anyone has noticed.

What really happened to the lightning bugs? What makes us remember to look for them? Why does almost every culture in the world have legends and stories highlighting their magic? And what does it say about our society that a symbol of childlike curiosity and wonder has almost vanished, quietly and without a trace?

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