JohnBarleycorn Posted May 12, 2020 Share Posted May 12, 2020 Years ago, when I first arrived in Chiang Mai, I was surprised to see that Chiang Mai did have a few fireflies. Not in great numbers, but still quite a few. During the past several years, I have not seen even one. Then, this evening, just a moment ago, I did see one, but only one. Has anyone else remarked on the fact that the firefly of Chiang Mai is probably a dying breed? To me, this state of affairs is quite saddening. All children love fireflies. Even I like fireflies. Where did they all go? Do you think they will return? Have you seen even one this year? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post naboo Posted May 12, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted May 12, 2020 Loads of them about still. You just need to leave the concrete jungle and head to the traditional jungle. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnBarleycorn Posted May 12, 2020 Author Share Posted May 12, 2020 4 minutes ago, naboo said: Loads of them about still. You just need to leave the concrete jungle and head to the traditional jungle. Good to hear! These days, we all suffer from a dearth of glad tidings, it seems. Maybe next year, when hopefully the virus is a thing of the past, then I will go looking, someplace far from the concrete jungle. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
male expat Posted May 12, 2020 Share Posted May 12, 2020 I was traveling. from Bagan to Yangon by train 2 years ago. 100.000s of fire flies. Never seen some thing like that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post jak2002003 Posted May 12, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted May 12, 2020 Don't worry, there are still a lot about. I live 25 minutes from CM city centre in San Sai. This time if year is when they start to come out. Now each evening I take the dogs for a walk and there are loads of fireflies about in the rice fields and areas of short vegetation. They are a seasonal thing and not about all year, and they often stop glowing when disturbed...but if you stand still a few moments they all start flashing green again. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Puchaiyank Posted May 12, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted May 12, 2020 Are you sure it was not an ember from a rice field burning nearby? ???? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
islandguy Posted May 13, 2020 Share Posted May 13, 2020 Saw them in Chiang Dao with a Thai friend from Hang Dong who said he had never seen them before. There is a certain tree that grows by the waterside that they are associated with, at least in Southern Thailand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonray Posted May 13, 2020 Share Posted May 13, 2020 Are you sure it wasn't a glowing ember from a cane fire ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saraphee Posted May 13, 2020 Share Posted May 13, 2020 Last Evening, in my garden near Saraphi. Fewer now though with more houses and lights around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post MrBrad Posted May 13, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted May 13, 2020 In an astounding photo by pepe_soho which is like something of Monet, or Van Gaugh’s Starry Night came to life, this is a firefly sanctuary on the wooded mountains of Nanacamilpa in Tlaxcala, Mexico. 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trevoromgh Posted May 13, 2020 Share Posted May 13, 2020 Here's quite a nice little video about fireflies that I found on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lluWT6XU0Yg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dingdongrb Posted May 13, 2020 Share Posted May 13, 2020 I saw one in Hangdong area about a month ago. Before that I saw a single one sometime last year. To me they are much larger here than what I recall playing with as a kid back in the good ole USA countryside. Mind you, 'playing' is a a nice word for the cruel things we used to do with them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dingdongrb Posted May 13, 2020 Share Posted May 13, 2020 12 hours ago, male expat said: I was traveling. from Bagan to Yangon by train 2 years ago. 100.000s of fire flies. Never seen some thing like that. My memorable moment was as a teenager out squirrel hunting with my dad, we witnessed the migration of the Monarch butterfly........ totally amazing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnBarleycorn Posted May 13, 2020 Author Share Posted May 13, 2020 (edited) 7 hours ago, MrBrad said: In an astounding photo by pepe_soho which is like something of Monet, or Van Gaugh’s Starry Night came to life, this is a firefly sanctuary on the wooded mountains of Nanacamilpa in Tlaxcala, Mexico. Definitely Monet. By the way, Monet also painted some amazing paintings of boats and harbors, as I recall. 1. Van Gogh 2. Monet According to my order of preference. Edited May 13, 2020 by JohnBarleycorn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveAustin Posted May 13, 2020 Share Posted May 13, 2020 No fireflies in town as they all ran into Thapae gate because of the smog Slightly different, but anyone been to Waitomo Glowworm Caves, NZ? This pic is probably been photoshopped, but it is pretty awesome in real life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveAustin Posted May 13, 2020 Share Posted May 13, 2020 18 hours ago, MrBrad said: In an astounding photo by pepe_soho which is like something of Monet, or Van Gaugh’s Starry Night came to life, this is a firefly sanctuary on the wooded mountains of Nanacamilpa in Tlaxcala, Mexico. Stunning. same place vv 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trujillo Posted May 14, 2020 Share Posted May 14, 2020 There are some in my back garden and the area next to that, but talking to old timers from 25 years ago, there used to be a lot more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
worldfun Posted May 19, 2020 Share Posted May 19, 2020 Saw a few probably the same time last year from my balcony in the nice grassy area with trees but this year they cut the trees & started construction of a huge mooban so bye bye fireflies. Yup CM city not far from golf club/race course area ???? Saw a few again last month down south out in the rubber plantations/forests. Amazing creatures hope they all survive the covid ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opalred Posted May 21, 2020 Share Posted May 21, 2020 the first time i saw them years ago in nam /i though they were the enemy coming /after another smoke i knew everything ok as the pink elephants were chasing them away Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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