The Fireflies of East Tennessee A few times in life there are shining moments, moments so special, so rare, that we know, even as they are happening they are moments that will be remembered for a lifetime. Shining moments don t come very often, but I had such a moment last week. I d heard stories of some special lightning bugs in East Tennessee.
Fireflies are fireflies.
Well, yes, but unlike most fireflies, these particular creatures all blink together - in synchrony. That s what I thought. Everybody knows that fireflies just flash when they feel like it, at random. I wanted to see these unique fireflies for myself. Unfortunately, fireflies live a very short life span, about three weeks, and their season had passed.