Fireflies Put on a Spectacular Mating Dance | Short Film Showcase

Every year, hundreds of thousands of fireflies begin their mating dance in the pine forests of Mexico. Filmmaker Blake Congdon captured this incredible phenomenon as never before seen.

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Fireflies Put on a Spectacular Mating Dance | Short Film Showcase

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[toxiccan]

Everyone:

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[welkinator]

"You must walk miles into...." the woods in a flimsy nightgown with no leg coverings.

[SnowboardPaul]

Epic voice!!! Can I hire Blake to read me a bedtime story when it’s raining ? ☔️ 💤

[Mysterialic]

For those who are cynical of their beauty portrayed here, it's totally real. My house is nearby a firefly sighting zone and we'd go there annually to see their magnificent show.

[onatukan]

It's so beautiful... just like watching a fairytale movie 🦋

[jaredaus]

"You would not believe your eyes, if ten million fireflies lit up the world as i fell asleep, cause they feel the open air"

[nzjcmuq]

He did such a great job . Loved the way he filmed this mesmerising video.

[DexonDex]

You would not believe your eyes if ten Million

[BPantherPink]

Saw the making of this film too... A true labour of love. You had made your own little universe of stars there !!! You were truly Blessed... 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[jacquessparrow]

Nice trailer, when is this movie coming out?!

[juliemarvin]

Wow. That's beautiful. I live in the city and I have never seen so many fireflies in my life in all my years. My grandbaby was scared of all the bugs she said. I looked up and they were all around her. Thank you for the wonderful share

[robertberger]

One must feel in paradise with dancing fireflies

[cherylhannon]

How spectaular. This is truly worth waiting to see.

[Coelacantha]

Absolutely beautiful! Like a scene from a fairy tale🙊🌻✨🌿

[Smt_Glaive]

Ive seen this first hand...its mesmerizing... seriously.. nothing like it.. magical

[littledreamerrem]

Welp, looks like I've got something else to add to the list of things I need to see before I die...

[ninagolob]

I just L O V E this video. Love it, adore it, cherish it...I could watch it all day long. The music, the fireflies, the narration...it's just perfect. A really great job. I love fireflies and I often go and watch them in the summer nights. But here, they're not in such a frenzy, neither are they the synchronizing species...but they're still beautiful.

[ravirenoldrampersad]

Beautiful night shows such beautiful thing magnificent

[marianrosariodiazh]

I Love it This Majesty & Beautiful Fireflies!! ✨😍💕✨

[yuhankenshin]

Wow this is amazing. Next destination trip yay!

Girl turn off the lantern.