pauldavidmena
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"firefly"
There are multiple words for "firefly" in English, including "lightning bug" and "glow worm," so it's of little surprise that the same is true in
Spanish. The Castilian-centric WordReference.com lists a primary translation of "luciérnaga", but alternate translations include "cocuyo" and
"carbunco." What translations for firefly are most common in Mexico. For that matter, how common are fireflies themselves in Baja?
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AKgringo
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I have never seen one west of the Rocky Mountains, or in a desert climate for that matter.
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SFandH
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My Mexicali born and raised friend says luciérnaga is correct.
The last time I've seen them I was vacationing in the Dominican Republic.
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RFClark
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I’ve not seen any to date in BCS or Puerto Vallarta when I worked there.
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stillnbaja
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little guys are having a rough go
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surabi
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I have seen them where I live an hour north of Puerto Vallarta. Not often. But one summer night I was sitting next to the arroyo just below my place,
the water flowing gently, a full moon, and there were hundreds of fireflies. It was quite magical.
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JZ
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We had thousands and thousands of them when I was a kid growing up in the 80's in Ohio. We called them lightening bugs.
[Edited on 7-16-2023 by JZ]
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pauldavidmena
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My parents had a vacation home in upstate New York and we'd see them throughout the summer around dusk. We see them occasionally here on Cape Cod, but
definitely not in the numbers we would have seen years ago.
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