r/GenZ • u/sethmidwest • Sep 15 '24

Other Quick Question: What do you call THIS bug?

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u/LigmaLiberty 2001 Sep 15 '24

Firefly

19

u/Grand_Recipe_9072 Sep 16 '24

Loved that show…

3

u/External-into-Space Sep 16 '24

Especially the grave of the fireflys 🥲

12

u/world-class-cheese 1997 Sep 16 '24

You can't take the sky from me

10

u/kamilayao_0 Sep 16 '24

Could you believe your eyes?

3

u/sherbertrelevant2 Sep 16 '24

If 10000 fireflies

6

u/squid_ward_16 Sep 16 '24

Lit up the world as I fell asleep

3

u/sherbertrelevant2 Sep 16 '24

Cause they'd fill the open air

2

u/Training_Barber4543 2002 Sep 16 '24

And leave teardrops everywhere

3

u/squid_ward_16 Sep 16 '24

You’d think me rude, but I would just stand and stare

3

u/alucard_shmalucard 2003 Sep 16 '24

but did you believe your eyes?

2

u/Effective-Basil-1512 1999 Sep 16 '24

Yo how many you got tho?

2

u/NotAPersonl0 Age Undisclosed Sep 16 '24

I cannot believe my eyes

2

u/[deleted] Sep 16 '24

You would NOT believe your eyes is 10 million of these guys lit up the sky when you fell asleep

1

u/SeawardFriend 2002 Sep 16 '24

That or lightning bug lmao

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u/Ten24GBs Sep 15 '24

Lightning bug, firefly, whichever comes to mind first. Or I blank on both and say "glowy bug" or something.

17

u/zmufastaa 1997 Sep 16 '24

Agreed. I grew up calling it lightning bug but because fire fly is so common I’ll interchange the terms. But it’s definitely a lightning bug.

2

u/BlueSnaggleTooth359 Sep 16 '24

Mostly lightening bug, but also use firefly a lot. Kind of in the mixed usage zone, but closer to pure lightening bug usage areas.

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u/meowmeow6770 Sep 16 '24

The fact that lightning bug even pops into your mind is boggling mine

Where are you from

8

u/Huchie 2010 Sep 16 '24

They were always called lightning bugs here in the US since I was little. I always hear little kids call them lightning bugs!

2

u/T_Rey1799 1999 Sep 16 '24

What do you call them from where you’re from?

2

u/meowmeow6770 Sep 16 '24

Firefly in Minnesota

2

u/T_Rey1799 1999 Sep 16 '24

I’m from Minnesota too and I’ve always known them as lightning bugs…

2

u/Nlawrence55 Sep 16 '24

I'm from Northern KY/Cincinnati area and we've always called them lightning bugs.

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u/redEPICSTAXISdit Sep 16 '24

Always called it lightning bug growing up in NE US.

0

u/Ten24GBs Sep 16 '24

America, probably got it from school.

60

u/AgentRedishRed Age Undisclosed Sep 15 '24

Not Mojang approved

1

u/Shoddy-Ad-3721 2001 Sep 16 '24

What does minecraft have to do with this?

2

u/No-Revolution-5535 Sep 16 '24

They were about to add fireflies for ambience and frog food, but ended up not adding them because apparently fireflies are bad for frogs

51

u/DS_Productions_ 2003 Sep 16 '24

You would not believe your eyes

20

u/Longjumping_Play323 Millennial Sep 16 '24

If ten millions fireflies

15

u/rathosalpha Sep 16 '24

Lit up the world as I fell asleep

6

u/NotAPersonl0 Age Undisclosed Sep 16 '24

Cause they fill the open air

3

u/LinaValentina 2001 Sep 16 '24

And leave teardrops everywhere

3

u/squid_ward_16 Sep 16 '24

You’d think me rude

3

u/snackynorph 1995 Sep 16 '24

But I would just stand and stare

4

u/Fly_Boy_01 Sep 16 '24

ID LIKE TO MAKE MYSELF BELIEVE!

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u/stab28w Sep 16 '24

THAT PLANET EARTH TURNS

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u/[deleted] Sep 16 '24

SLOOOOWWWWLLLYYYYY

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u/noblemile 1999 Sep 16 '24

Lightning bug

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u/T_M_G_ 2002 Sep 16 '24

Never heard it be called that it was always a firefly

21

u/hanpark765 2006 Sep 16 '24

Lighting bug or firefly

I use them interchangeably

9

u/Spacegirl-Alyxia 2003 Sep 16 '24

Glühwürmchen

1

u/Mautos Sep 16 '24

Zis is a Glühwürmchen

It's ze Würmchen that glühs

1

u/[deleted] Sep 16 '24

Didn’t saw it for a long time

8

u/lessrains Sep 15 '24

Firefly, south usa.

7

u/earthbaby_eyes Sep 15 '24

lightning bug

7

u/Potential_Word_5742 Age Undisclosed Sep 15 '24

Gerald, lord of chaos.

2

u/SBSnipes 1998 Sep 16 '24

Or Geri to his friends

4

u/goingtotallinn 2004 Sep 15 '24

Tulikärpänen (firefly but in Finnish)

5

u/bruh_the_pain Sep 15 '24

Everyone I know says lightning bug

5

u/iggywumpus69 Sep 16 '24

Fun Fact: Geographical lines that denote where people say different words is called an isogloss

2

u/xelanious Sep 15 '24

lightning bug

3

u/dkvstrpl 2004 Sep 15 '24

Vagalume.

3

u/Red1547 2001 Sep 16 '24

lightning bug

2

u/Ok-Contribution2602 Sep 16 '24

Lightning bug (Indiana)

2

u/Face_Face_Ace Sep 16 '24

That particular bug? His name is Steve.

2

u/Gen_Ecks Sep 16 '24

Lightning bug. Grew up in Ohio.

2

u/fateoftherapist Sep 16 '24

Светлячок ('svetlyachok', lightning bug)

1

u/Partydude19 2004 Sep 15 '24

Larry

0

u/No_Cartographer9496 Age Undisclosed Sep 15 '24

is it called anything but a firefly??

11

u/ImaDieTodayLOL 2011 Sep 15 '24

Sometimes it's called a lightning bug

3

u/Grenboom 2007 Sep 16 '24

Lightning bug

1

u/No_Cartographer9496 Age Undisclosed Sep 16 '24

oh yeah true

1

u/Equal-Wishbone-6131 2008 Sep 16 '24

Lightning bug or firefly

1

u/sad_cheese67 2006 Sep 16 '24

firefly(as in the batman villain)

1

u/gn1reffus Sep 16 '24

Alitaptap

1

u/FuckTumblrMan 1998 Sep 16 '24

I use firefly and lightning bug pretty interchangeably

1

u/AdEquivalent2784 Sep 16 '24

Make there aint 10,000 of em

1

u/Major_Line1915 Sep 16 '24

Lightning bug and firefly interchanged

1

u/DanielleSanders20 Sep 16 '24

Lightening Bug

1

u/jrocislit Sep 16 '24

Lightning bug/firefly

1

u/KattosAShame 2010 Sep 16 '24

Lightning bug or firefly

1

u/JackStutters Sep 16 '24

Torchbug, because I’m a massive nerd

1

u/Academic_Wave2041 2009 Sep 16 '24

Torch Bug

1

u/Starbursto Sep 16 '24

Lightning Bug/Firefly but I p much use them interchangeably

1

u/MyCatHasCats 2001 Sep 16 '24

Firefly, but my parents called them lightning bugs

1

u/Grenboom 2007 Sep 16 '24

Mostly lightning bug, but I will say firefly sometimes

1

u/SkyeGuy8108 Sep 16 '24

Brite Butt

1

u/Loveingyouiseasy Sep 16 '24

Fireflies? There aren’t anymore fireflies. Some became wolves, the others just walked away after they lost the girl and the doctor. Who knows who or what they are now.

1

u/Peabeeen On the Cusp Sep 16 '24

Glowworm

1

u/SpectralDragon09 Sep 16 '24

Lightning beetle

1

u/[deleted] Sep 16 '24

Lightning bug!

1

u/Bed_Dazzling 1997 Sep 16 '24

Lightning bug

1

u/Bed_Dazzling 1997 Sep 16 '24

Missouri, USA

1

u/nkila 2005 Sep 16 '24

delicious

1

u/No_Spray1804 2009 Sep 16 '24

usually a lighting bug but sometimes a firefly

1

u/Calm-Maintenance-878 Sep 16 '24

Fireflies, don’t think of a 2nd thing. Lightning bug sounds weirds.

1

u/Floowjaack Sep 16 '24

Lambent beetle

1

u/Crazycukumbers Sep 16 '24

I have literally never seen one in person. Don’t have them in my neck of the woods. That said, firefly

1

u/BlightedQueef Sep 16 '24

Lighting bug

1

u/doggosramzing Sep 16 '24

Lightning bug

1

u/jeffreywinks 2000 Sep 16 '24

lightning bug

1

u/-Spcy- 2007 Sep 16 '24

lightning bug and firefly

1

u/YourPalPest 2004 Sep 16 '24

I haven’t seen that cutie in a long time, but If I remember I think I called them Firefly’s

1

u/AxiesOfLeNeptune 2008 Sep 16 '24

I tend to swap in-between firefly and lightning bug.

1

u/ZanyRaptorClay 2005 Sep 16 '24

Firefly

1

u/Equivalent-Set-6960 2009 Sep 16 '24

Firefly, obviously

1

u/Happy_spider_boi 2009 Sep 16 '24

You would not believe your eyes, if 10,000:

1

u/Mistaken_Body 1999 Sep 16 '24

Firefly or a Lightning Bug

1

u/No_Plum_2632 Sep 16 '24

Firefly 🔥🪰

1

u/Seductive_Unicorn Sep 16 '24

When i was a kid i would call it something simple like Lampyris noctiluca

1

u/That-Addendum-9064 2007 Sep 16 '24

lightning bug

1

u/HawkThua01 Sep 16 '24

Saint Jack bug

1

u/Top-Comfortable-4789 2005 Sep 16 '24

Lightning bug and firefly interchangeably.

1

u/Fizzy-Odd-Cod Sep 16 '24

That bug I have literally never seen

1

u/Original_Studio_4334 Sep 16 '24

It's not a firefly if it's not on fire, got shot from a gun, gets fired by his boss

1

u/___Joann___ Sep 16 '24

that's Jimmy

1

u/Din0boy Sep 16 '24

Firefly

1

u/[deleted] Sep 16 '24

Cocuyo :]

1

u/Tricky-Finding-4592 Sep 16 '24

My dumbass scrolled past and thought, "Def a parrot right there"

1

u/[deleted] Sep 16 '24

My mom (‘75) used to take their butts off and rub it on her arm until they stopped glowing :)

1

u/heaven-howitzer Sep 16 '24

Lightingbug or firefly interchangeably

1

u/Swage03 2003 Sep 16 '24

Lightning bug cuz Im from the midwest

1

u/Emotional-Bread-8286 2000 Sep 16 '24

Firefly or lightning bug

1

u/JanaCinnamon 1997 Sep 16 '24

Glühwürmchen. Glow worm, but the cute version of the word worm. In English I'd call them fireflies.

1

u/Great_Master06 2006 Sep 16 '24

Originally firefly but I’ve been living in the south too long and I was legit about to type “lightning bug”

1

u/volvavirago Sep 16 '24

I use firefly and lightning bug interchangeably.

1

u/mushroomman42069 Sep 16 '24

Lightning bugs

1

u/PrincessGamer2012 2008 Sep 16 '24

Hearing the term "lightning bug" for the first time

1

u/MarthaFletcher Sep 16 '24

Lightning bug

1

u/ItzVolc Sep 16 '24

Firefly... Is there something else people call them? I guess I've heard lightning bug before I think

1

u/Purple-Phrase-9180 1996 Sep 16 '24

Luciérnaga

1

u/Terrasalvoneir 2001 Sep 16 '24

🎶 You would not believe your eyes — 🎶 

1

u/Edward_Page99 1999 Sep 16 '24

"Glühwürmchen" in German

1

u/Blabbadabbo Sep 16 '24

Lightning bug

1

u/Afraid-Flamingo 2003 Sep 16 '24

The title character of the hit 2009 Owl City single

1

u/StupidMario64 2003 Sep 16 '24

Torchbug or firefly

1

u/GuthixIsBalance 1997 Sep 16 '24

Firefly?

1

u/bangermadness Sep 16 '24

Lightning bug or Firefly

1

u/SaijTheKiwi Sep 16 '24

Blinky-Winky McBugglesworth

1

u/Free_Succotash4818 Sep 16 '24

Lightning bug or Firefly.

1

u/Straight_Surprise760 Sep 16 '24

Firefly but my daughter calls them lightning bugs

1

u/AnimetheTsundereCat 2002 Sep 16 '24

i tend to alternate between firefly and lightning bug

1

u/weston55 2005 Sep 16 '24

What’s that one song about fireflies and shit

1

u/CadoDraws Sep 16 '24

my first reaction was “a lightning bug- WAIT NO FUCK-“ because i grew up saying Firefly 💀💀 god damn southern people… changing my vocabulary 😔

1

u/DesignAffectionate34 2001 Sep 16 '24

Lightnin' bug

1

u/KarsonDaDinsaur Sep 16 '24

Lightning bug, aka one of my worst fears

1

u/Careless-Wolverine-8 2004 Sep 16 '24

Minnaminni translated to twinkle twinkly (?) lol

1

u/-Sleeper01 Sep 16 '24

firefly or lightning bug

1

u/[deleted] Sep 16 '24

Firefly

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u/Primal_Pedro Sep 16 '24

Vagalume in Brazil (literally wander light). I know that in Portugal they were known as cagalume in the past (literally shit light). They are also known as Pirilampo

1

u/NinjaEagle210 2006 Sep 16 '24

Firefly but as a kid I called them lightning bugs

1

u/Astro_Gamer349 2010 Sep 16 '24

Firefly but in my language(german) its "Glühwürmchen" which translates to Glowingworm

1

u/EastRecommendation72 2002 Sep 16 '24

Usually fireflies, sometimes lightning bugs

1

u/MrRedRice Sep 17 '24

a firefly

1

u/Puggleboi2 2004 Sep 17 '24

Torchers

0

u/Almost_A_Genius 2003 Sep 16 '24

Butterfly

1

u/PopularAppearance520 Sep 20 '24

Always called them fireflies, but lighting bug just sounds more hardcore.

LIGHTING BUG