Fireflies, Glow-worms, and Lightning Bugs: Identification and Natural History of the Fireflies of the Eastern and Central United States and Canada (Wormsloe Foundation Nature Books)

This is one of the best ID books I've ever read. The information was delivered in a very digestible way with plain language and the more scientific jargon was explained well. The flash patten quick reference guide on the back of the front cover is really handy. Photo quality is fantastic and I loved the inclusion of how to pronounce the scientific names. Overall it's a fantastic guide book and if you have any interest in learning more about fireflies, this book is a must buy!!

Great book...when it finally arrived. UPS said it had been delivered, though it had not.

This book is for the professional and the enthusiastic student of fireflies. It was interesting for my son age 13 and I to witness that in a crowd of blinking lights, there were different species that could be detected by the rhythm and frequency of the light patterns.

I am so tired of the old type of field guide and scientific books about nature. This was a refreshing dive into the amazing world of bioluminescent gems of the landscape. Gems that, because of development and too many blazing lights, are disappearing.I love all the photos, the chart at the beginning of the book that shows what the temp must be for the critters to appear, the duration and pattern of flashes, and even the color. Each description of the fireflies shows the single bar chart with color, pattern of flashing, etc.I love Lynn Faust's passion and the way she imparts her knowledge. Very user-friendly and easy to assimilate. I will use this book for teaching children. It connects humans to nature in a wonderful way.Thank you Lynn Frierson Faust. Keep on glowing!

I waited 3 months for this from the library. I decided to buy it and I would give them another copy. Now that I have it, I won't part with it.

Author Faust describes what genus fireflies belong too, where fireflies are found, their stages of life and environmental conditions. Numerous photographs are used to illustrate differences between species and the natural world where fireflies live. Although many technical and scientific terms are used, the book is written conversationally rather than academically. This book will be valuable to anyone interested in fireflies. Besides acknowledgements, there is an appendix with the Selangor Declaration, photo credits, permissions, glossary, bibliography, online resources, index of common names, and subject index.

My husband is a PhD in entomology. He studies fireflies and uses this reference often. Actually, this is the second one we bought because he loaned his first copy to a graduate student and never got it back. The author, Lynn Faust, has truly written a grand guide.

Beautiful book

Very nice book on Fireflies. Excellent photos and information to help ID species.

Ideal introduction for a young, budding Entomologist, interested in fireflies in the USA. He, and his two siblings, mother and dad, have just moved from Scotland to Arkensa for a few years.