Where the Lightning Bugs Synchronize
5 min readApr 18, 2019
For two weeks out of the year, lightning bugs in the Smoky Mountains transform from random twinkling lights to a single, pulsing illumination. The collective lighting from the tiny bugs shines on the mountainside forest in an enchanting bioluminescence.
These fireflies that synchronize their lights have become a natural phenomenon attraction, and people drive from all over to visit the park and…