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[โ€“] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 97 points 1 week ago (35 children)

I did this last year and saw twice as many fireflies.

Which means I saw six total all summer.

The suburbs suck.

That could very well just be early stages. Very few fireflies means not many to reproduce

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