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Originally Posted by Acres per Second
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Gone to Strip Malls everyone
When will they ever learn, When will they ever learn
with apologies to Pete Seeger
Seriously, seems a lot of people noticed. I came accross this Associated Press story:
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Cratsley said replacing meadows and fields with strip malls and parking lots clearly cuts firefly numbers. And there's evidence that the glare of streetlights that come with urban sprawl may interfere with the courtship of some firefly species by washing out their flashes.
There is a lot more at the link above. They are looking for volunteers to enter observations in a database maintained by Firefly Watch, which is sponsored by the Boston Museum of Science.