Firefly In Phuket

[JetsetBkk]

I saw my first firefly in Thailand yesterday. I was going from the computer room to the kitchen and passed by the darkened lounge when I saw the flashing light. I thought someone was having a bonfire in their garden until I realised it wasn't big and far away, but small and very close, and on the outside of the bug screen.

I managed to get a pretty poor video of it from inside the house.

I went outside and saw it crawl onto the wall, then take off and land on some lemon grass. Then it took off and went flashing around the garden. I followed it and it started to circle me then took off for the street.

[PoorSucker]

Live close to the airport?

http://www.fireflyz.com.my/

[Pawpcorn]

VERY cool... one can only hope these bugs multiply, quickly, helping to solve the severe farang boredom factor in this country...

[Goshawk]

nice clip Jetset.. complete with the 'ung ang' (ribbit ribbit) serenade in the background

[ScubaBuddha]

Ha thats so funny cause I remember my first firefly as well! They don't have them in Cali.

[JetsetBkk]

Ha thats so funny cause I remember my first firefly as well! They don't have them in Cali.

I saw loads of them in New Jersey just once, about 25 years ago. There were hundreds of them outside a restaurant flying around a large hedge. Quite a spectacular sight although my hosts said something like "Oh yeah, get them all the time. Have you never seen them before?".