Lightning bug populations appear to have dramatically decreased in recent years. The author reminisces about childhood memories of catching lightning bugs in jars. Habitat loss, pesticide use, and ...

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University of Arizona researcher Zachary Emberts knows what you’re thinking: Dressing up bugs in faux-leather armor and watching them fight? That sounds less like science and more like something ...