Hacker News: throwAway30303https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=throwAway30303Hacker News RSShttps://hnrss.org/hnrss v2.1.1Wed, 28 Oct 2026 11:27:29 +0000<![CDATA[New comment by throwAway30303 in "An examination of lost firefly species of the US and Canada"]]>It was the hellish sort of destructive behavior unique to teenage boys. Very, very fun in its own way. But, alas, perhaps I’m still paying back the universe in some way.

The bioluminescence stays lit for some time. For example, you can paint your face with it. With the rackets, they splatter like fireworks.

]]>Tue, 27 Oct 2026 23:18:05 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50267252throwAway30303https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50267252https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50267252<![CDATA[New comment by throwAway30303 in "An examination of lost firefly species of the US and Canada"]]>They have blue ones in North Carolina! Fascinating.

]]>Tue, 27 Oct 2026 22:22:57 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50266693throwAway30303https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50266693https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50266693<![CDATA[New comment by throwAway30303 in "An examination of lost firefly species of the US and Canada"]]>Nice to see that "swatting with badminton rackets" isn't endangering them enough to make the article. As someone who was raised in a firefly-dense rural area, let me tell you, the thrill of the bioluminescent sparks is the closest I got to cocaine as a kid.

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