# Fairies with flashlights?

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
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**Created:** [May 17, 2026, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fairies-with-flashlights/1030158 "2026-05-17T20:56:14Z")\
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**Author:** ![markn\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@markn\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markn_1)\
**Post date:** [May 18, 2026, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fairies-with-flashlights/1030158/5 "2026-05-18T01:12:59Z")

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According to [my poll](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/6684), more than half of Dopers call them fireflies and less than 20% call them lightning bugs. Personally, I’m in the lightning bug camp. A firefly is a type of spaceship.

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