When I lived in Jakarta we used to get these swarms of flying termites during the rainy season. They'd appear out of nowhere and there would be thousands of them. They fly around for a bit then shed their wings and crawl off. They leave behind thousands of wings all over your patio 👀 The first time I saw them I was watching Apollo 13 with the lights off and I just saw all of this flickering where the light was cast on the wall. When I looked outside it was like a storm of these things, literally as if it was raining bugs. I've never seen anything like it.
@itsok It was between 1996 and 1998. You know, when you were about 2yrs old 🤭 There are no fireflies here, just flying ants, lol. There isn't that much bug life in the UK in terms of anything too invasive or creepy
@UBotMate I was a whopping 5-7 😤 Flying ants creep me out. Fireflies are pretty and never bother people. As kids my sister and I caught a bunch because we thought it would be so much fun to have lightning bugs flying through our room. It was fun that night, but not nearly as much fun the next morning
I haven't seen them in a couple years. There's a tree and brush line they once covered every night during the season. I've wondered the past couple years why they are not showing up.
Along with shooting stars, & moonbeams, they are summer magic; gathering here in my meadow after dusk. Their chorus of blinking lights in the tall grass, beckons me forward.
Some will land on an extended fingertip. Like a glowing ember, lighting the way.
