As night falls over Australia’s forests, grasslands and backyards, the hidden world of nocturnal insects stirs to life.

In the Elkmont and Metcalf Bottoms area of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, blue ghost fireflies (Phausis reticulata) are a counterpart to the famous synchronous fireflies (Photinus carolinus) ...

visitors are surrounded by fireflies and a beautiful starlit sky. With half of Japan’s 50 firefly species found in Okinawa, the spectacle is both rare and mesmerizing. This immersive nighttime ...