{"id":9527,"date":"2017-07-26T14:09:06","date_gmt":"2017-07-26T18:09:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/?p=9527"},"modified":"2017-07-26T14:44:01","modified_gmt":"2017-07-26T18:44:01","slug":"young-explorers-fireflies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/young-explorers-fireflies\/","title":{"rendered":"Young Explorers: Fireflies"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Stacked Image of Firefly Trails \u00a9 Jonathan McElvery<\/p><\/div>\n

When it comes to cool insects, it\u2019s hard to beat fireflies. Not only do they light up a dark summer night, but they also send secret messages, trick other fireflies, and can even be poisonous to some predators.<\/p>\n

Get more details and find fun firefly activities in the most recent Young Explorers Activity Sheet<\/a>\u00a0and let us know if you have seen fireflies this summer in the comments.<\/p>\n

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Click to download ><\/a><\/p><\/div>\n

Looking for more activity sheets? Find them here ><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

When it comes to cool insects, it\u2019s hard to beat fireflies. Not only do they light up a dark summer night, but they also send secret messages, trick other fireflies, and can even be poisonous to some predators. Get more details and find fun firefly activities in the most recent Young Explorers Activity Sheet\u00a0and let […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":9530,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[171],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9527","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-young-explorers"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2017\/07\/2899Jonathan_McElvery10423.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3t87A-2tF","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":11344,"url":"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/fired-up-about-fireflies\/","url_meta":{"origin":9527,"position":0},"title":"Fired Up About Fireflies","author":"Hillary T.","date":"July 5, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"When it comes to summer rituals, watching fireflies light up the night sky has to be one of the most magical. 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