As Karl is pondering what fireflies eat, I find myself facing another summer without the blink-blink-blink of bugs outside my window. I associate fireflies with the 4th of July as we used to sit outside waiting for the fireworks display, watching tiny glowing lamps signaling in the darkness. Though I do not wish to destroy California’s environment any further, I always think it would be nice to have these little bugs here. I speculated that they need a moist environment, but it appears that there are species that live in dry areas as well. However, little seems to be known about their habitat and food sources. Their bioluminescence has been studied closely, of course. But you won’t see it west of Kansas.