I'm a big kid all over again every time I see my first Lightning bug of the season. I've always loved them as well. Some fairly new folklore (not sure where it came from) that I recently was told... Did you know that Lightning bugs are FAERIES in street clothes? If they appeared as Faeries to us, the normals would freak out! Of course children and those of us who have never grown up would be just fine, but thought you might get a kick out of that.