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Posted Mon Jun 15 2009: from Associated Press: Are fireflies leaving? http://apocadocs.com/s.pl?1245090381 In parts of the world where firefly populations have been monitored for a long time, such as Japan, their numbers are down. And scientists think the same might be true in the United States. "You hear people saying, growing up I saw fireflies all the time, now I don't see them anymore,"� says Christopher Cratsley, a professor at Fitchburg State College in Massachusetts who studies them. Are fireflies disappearing? Answering that question is part of the goal of Firefly Watch, based at the Museum of Science in Boston. In the first year of the program last year, more than 1,400 people provided their own observations from as far away from Boston as Texas, Kansas and even India. [Read more stories about: climate impacts, koyaanisqatsi] New!: Your Quips: Richard says: "Hey, if fireflies disappear, that's it: I'm going to Mars!" Got a PaniQuip? Your Quip (limit 140 characters, no links, just wit): First name: The text shown in the Web image to the right: We reserve the right to reuse, remove, or refuse any entry.

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