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		irrational on June 7, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The firefly population could be declining I literally had no idea a swarm of fireflies is called a lightning storm. I also didn’t know they are called lightning bugs. TIL

smcl on June 7, 2022 [–]

That's the thing, I don't think a swarm of fireflies is called that. But I think that's what the question was asking :)

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