10 Bizarre Gatherings Of Animals From Around The World
10Synchronous Fireflies
One can find fireflies in many parts of the United States, but there are some very special ones in Tennessee. Every June, certain fireflies meet to perform their characteristic evening light show, only instead of each one lighting up whenever it feels like it, they all light up at the same time, every second or two. They’re synchronized.
The best-known group of synchronous fireflies is found at Elkmont, Tennessee, in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. So many tourists were coming to see them that officials now close the entrance road to Elkmont during firefly season; one gets there by taking a special shuttle from Sugarlands Visitor Center, near Gatlinburg. Great Smoky Mountains National Park has at least 19 firefly species, but only one,