Virtual Fireflies Event presented by Discover Life in America

Witness the magic of fireflies from the comfort of your own home! This event will premiere on Monday June 1st at 8pm ET. Ring the bell icon to be notified before the premiere.

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[gracieshell]

My Grandma always wanted to see this. It is on her bucket list but she hasn’t been able to go and she is so excited about this

[catherines]

Certainly much more pleasant to watch than the current news!

[tinkagain]

Thank you so much! It was like hearing a symphony for the first time. I haven't seen fireflies in years, but they appear magical to me still. The end of the show was just like fireworks when they do a bunch at the end. I swear I could see a beautiful musical composition from their show! Thank you! I'm too sick to ever get out and see such beauty, so it was special for me :-)

[michellestears]

Just as I remembered. Was fortunate to see a few years back in Elkmont and it was so magical. Was not able to capture the beauty with a camera but so good to see it again. Thank you.

[coffeytawk]

I LOVE fireflies. This, with the sound of the running water, is beyond beautiful. Thank you for doing this!! <3

[FOFA]

It was wonderful and peaceful. Just wish it would have lasted longer as it got darker. Thank you!

[mio]

Loved it! Never seen anything like this before. Watched this with my client who has Parkinson’s, who was very engaged and exited to see the beautiful and peaceful landscape. Thank you 🙏🏼

[lenag]

Tried to win a lottery before to go see the fireflies. Thanks so much for organizing the virtual event! We loved the peaceful views, nature sounds and the amazing fireflies! 👍 Special thanks for educating us about this interesting creatures.

[VitalityGrl]

Amazing!! So beautifully filmed and uplifting...thank you to all those who created the experience and shared with us

[judithschwalb]

Something I have truly missed since I moved from NW Alabama. Thank you.

[debramackillop]

Thank you! I live in CO and we do not have fireflies. But I grew up on the east coast and loved fireflies. They are a very fond childhood memory.

[matymorales]

Muchas gracias por esta bella experiencia quienes hemos tenido la oportunidad de ir a un lugar de estos es indescriptible el verlo en vivo

[scottselliers]

I learned about this from a coworker of my wife's at the Tennessee Treasury. I shared the link along on Facebook; if you're reading this please do the same. My family and I are looking forward to this! Thank you to the organizers and all involved! I'll be making our $5 suggested donation, and have offered the folks in my friends list to cover the donation for the first four of their families if they let me know if they call them "fireflies" or "lightning bugs". Being that I grew up in Illinois, they'll probably always be lightning bugs to me.

[community]

Our wooded acre in Indiana was full of millions of lighting bugs when I was a child in the 1950's and 1960's.

[Fyerfly]

Fireflies are suuch a magical delight to experience 🔥✨

[lorax]

Thank you-what a nice way to end the day.

[bennyjazz]

Love this! Thought I knew about lightning bugs... nope. Learned so much.in the talk by Will Kuhn, and the video is lovely. Thanks. I'm going to make a donation.

[musicalevy]

Since no one has posted it it seems: 14:15 starting time to repeat the viewing.

[judykuczmarski]

Waiting twenty years for this. Love it

[subygurl]

Fireflies or lightning bugs as we always called them are one of the best things about summer🥰