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CORRYTON, Tenn. (WATE) — Synchronous fireflies are famous in the Smokies, but that is not the only place in Tennessee where the bugs can be found. People are invited to observe the rare phenomenon at ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. UNICOI COUNTY, Tenn. (WJHL) – For a few ...

Though the coronavirus pandemic has robbed thousands of the chance to see one of the Smoky Mountain's most stunning natural phenomena in person, a non-profit group plans to stream the event online for ...

GATLINBURG, Tenn. (WATE) – Great Smoky Mountains National Park kicks off its annual synchronous firefly viewing opportunities on Tuesday. Every year in late May to early June, thousands of visitors ...

GATLINBURG, Tenn. (WATE) — Flatland BMX athlete Terry Adams traveled to East Tennessee to dance with the fireflies in latest Red Bull project. The X Games gold medalist combined Flatland BMX and ...

A synchronous firefly event in Tennessee's Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Photinus carolinus fireflies annually flash in sync during late May or early June. The insects are still in trouble, but ...

On a humid summer evening, the thick temperate deciduous forest is hauntingly dark. As soon as the last twilight of dusk disappears, you begin to see sparkling dots emerge from the canopies. As your ...

Physicists revere fireflies for reasons that might seem every bit as mystical: Of the roughly 2,200 species scattered around the world, a handful have the documented ability to flash in synchrony. In ...