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It's A Boom Year For Fireflies In Central Texas

There are an unusually large number of fireflies in Central Texas this year. (Miguel Guitierrez Jr./KUT)
There are an unusually large number of fireflies in Central Texas this year. (Miguel Guitierrez Jr./KUT)

People in central Texas are noticing an unusual number of fireflies this year, even though fewer are lighting up in other parts of the country. It might be all the rain Texas has gotten— or maybe, something else is going on. Mose Buchele at Here & Now contributor KUT in Austin reports.

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Mose Buchele, senior reporter, energy and environment, KUT. He tweets  @MoseBuchele.

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