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Default Re: lightning bug or firefly

I'm from Chicago, and we used both. I think that I probably would tend towards "lightning bug," though.

Mark, where are you from? Is it the midwest/south, or is it the deep south? You could probably group regions together by who settled there. This might explain why you and I both say "lighting bug," but come from different areas back home.
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