Columnist Cassie Premo Steele writes about volunteering for the annual synchronous firefly spectacle at Congaree National ...

According to the National Park Service, there are just three ... can originate in different parts of the swarm. The synchronous fireflies at Congaree was a local secret for a long time.

Congaree National Park has for years hosted the fireflies ... There are only three species of synchronous fireflies in North America, making the Congaree event a fairly unique experience.

Every year, Congaree National Park hosts synchronous fireflies for approximately two weeks between mid-May and mid-June. (Video above: Fireflies Don't Flash At Random, They're Sending Secret ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - As spring returns to the Midlands, the Congaree National Park is preparing for a beautiful natural phenomenon. Synchronous fireflies, which are fireflies that gather in a ...

Every year for two weeks between mid-May and mid-June, Congaree National ... According to the National Park Service, there are just three species of these synchronous fireflies in North America ...

The synchronous fireflies in the Great Smoky Mountains ... are also alternative areas suggested by Hipcamp. Congaree National Park in South Carolina is an option, too. The Congaree viewing ...

Synchronous fireflies, known as Photuris frontalis, blink in the woods near the Congaree River on Wednesday, May 15, 2024, in Columbia, S.C. Congaree National Park holds an annual event for ...

A crowd gathers along the Fireflies Trail inside Congaree National Park to watch synchronous fireflies Sunday May 20, 2018, in Columbia, SC. The rare phenomenon of synchronization lasts been two ...