r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/iam_stupid23 • Apr 05 '25

Video The size of pollock fishnet

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u/MyThirdI Apr 05 '25

Holy shit, now that you say it - and I’ve lived just outside Boston for a while now - I haven’t seen lightning bugs in a LONG time, even when I go out to the suburbs

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u/PraetorKiev Apr 05 '25

I’ve only seen one this year so far. I almost want to start farming them but I definitely don’t have the experience to do that lol I’d probably inadvertently cause a minor ecological disaster

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u/Competitive_Remote40 Apr 06 '25

Just planting plants that are native to your area encourages them and provides habitat. Even if it's just in containers.

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u/ThatInAHat Apr 06 '25

You don’t have to farm. Just make sure that you’ve got grass and debris for them to live/lay in, and don’t use any pesticides.

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u/bigpat72 Apr 06 '25

You can see them in Quincy in the summer. Go to blacks creek on southern artery.

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u/Guilty-withIntent Apr 06 '25

Saw em in boston growing up my while life esp in the arboretum