![]() I first observed this glittering mating ritual, in which the males of the species illuminate in unison to attract females, on a 2016 trip to Great Smoky Mountains National Park. But instead of Shakespearean sprites, I'd come in search of the rare Photinus carolinus, a charismatic species of firefly that puts on a spectacular, synchronised light show each year, just as spring slips into summer. It was a few days past the summer solstice that magical June evening when Robin Goodfellow and his troupe of fairies from A Midsummer Night's Dream emerge to frolic in the forest and hoodwink young lovers. LIGHT HAD FALLEN on Allegheny National Forest in northwestern Pennsylvania. ![]() ![]() THE LIGHT IN THE FOREST Travel+Leisure India | November 2022 Right around midsummer, in a quiet corner of Pennsylvania, a rare species of firefly puts on a dazzling, one-of-a-kind show. ![]()
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