Mississippi Firefly Tours

05/06/2023

Did you know Mississippi is home to some very rare fireflies, like the Cypress Firefly, first identified at Wall Doxey State Park? We've seen some great ones this weekend!

I took this firefly video last year in the cypress swamps of southern Illinois. This is a very rare firefly species with a unique flashing pattern. The "Cypr...

03/06/2023

We had a grand time last night on the first night of Mississippi State Parks's snappy sync firefly tours at Wall Doxey State Park in Holly Springs! We'll be back at it tonight.
📸 credit: Jeff Davis

03/06/2023

Thanks, Walt Grayson WJTV for featuring our magical snappy sync fireflies on WJTV 12 News last month!

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02/06/2023

Huge shout out to our awesome Mississippi Master Naturalists tour guides! This crew (and a couple more not pictured) led 46 tours for almost 700 guests. Firefly people are the best people!

21/05/2023

We were honored to have Mississippi artist Ellen Langford join us for a special firefly tour on Wednesday night and create two original paintings capturing the magic of snappy syncs! A beautiful combination of art and nature.

Paintings by Ellen Langford

19/05/2023

We had an awesome time last night at the second annual Snappy Sync Soiree at the Craftsmen's Guild of MS! Were you there?

Fun sign by our sponsor We Marquee (wemarquee.com)

19/05/2023

This year's synchronous firefly tours at Wall Doxey State Park in Holly Springs are officially sold out! Congratulations to our friends at Mississippi State Parks!

Discover the magic of thousands of rare Synchronous and Cypress Fireflies at Wall Doxey State Park in Holly Springs, MS in a 30-minute tour!

14/05/2023

"Mississippi is like heaven for fireflies." - Lynn Frierson-Faust, internationally recognized naturalist and author of "Fireflies, Glow-worms, and Lightning Bugs"

We enjoyed joining Lynn on MPB - Mississippi Public Broadcasting's Creature Comforts last week. Check it out!

05-11-2023

10/05/2023

Check out some of the awesome snappy sync firefly photos taken by participants in last year's nighttime photography workshop taught by Professor Kim Rushing. We've got a few more spots available for this year's workshop, May 18 in Ridgeland! Reserve your spot at 2023fireflytours.eventbrite.com.

06/05/2023

Our friends at Mississippi State Parks are hosting firefly tours in Wall Doxey State Park in early June! A great opportunity to see snappy sync fireflies in North Mississippi. Come hang out!

Discover the magic of thousands of rare Synchronous and Cypress Fireflies at Wall Doxey State Park in Holly Springs, MS in a 30-minute tour!

13/04/2023

Check out this The Weather Channel video featuring the snappy sync fireflies at our sister site at Congaree National Park!

You don't have to enter a lottery to see snappy syncs in Mississippi (at least not yet), but the event gets more popular every year. Get your tickets before we sell out!

For about two weeks each year, these fireflies flash in sync creating a beautiful night time display at Congaree National Park in South Carolina. For more information on the lottery click here. - Videos from The Weather....

08/04/2023

Tickets for the 2023 Snappy Sync Soiree and Firefly Tours are now on sale! Join us May 18-21.

Come enjoy a rare opportunity to experience the magic of the South’s most impressive population of synchronous “snappy sync” fireflies!

20/05/2022

Our firefly tours are sold out! If you'd still like to get out and see the syncs this year, our friends at the Clinton Community Nature Center are hosting a firefly walk tonight!

TONIGHT is the night! Join us on our Annual Firefly Walk!

Come and experience synchronous fireflies with Paul and Libby Hartfield, starting at 8:30pm, here at the Clinton Nature Center. You may bring a flashlight to illuminate the trail, but prepare to be amazed as we view this wondrous sight in total darkness.

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Did you know Mississippi is home to a rare type of firefly found only a few places in the world? Photuris frontalis, commonly called Snappy Syncs, are unusual because they can synchronize, lighting all at once in a symphony of light.

Libby Hartfield, retired Director of the Mississippi Museum of Natural Science, and her husband Paul Hartfield, retired endangered species biologist with the US Fish and Wildlife Service, have been studying Snappy Syncs in Mississippi since 2015 and found our population here at CCNC. Join them for a nighttime walk in the woods to see this amazing light display!

17/05/2022

Thank you to Walt Grayson WJTV for featuring the Snappy Sync Firefly Tours last night in his Focused on Mississippi feature! Our weekend event is now sold out!

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14/05/2022

We had a fun time sharing about Mississippi's incredible snappy sync fireflies on MPB - Mississippi Public Broadcasting Creature Comforts! Our interview begins around 26:00.

The weather is warmer and now those charming bio-luminescent creatures are lighting up the night’s sky. No matter if you call them lightning bugs or fireflies’ people are reporting seeing them around the state. Today we talked with a friend of the show Claire Graves about when and where is the b...

08/05/2022

Tickets are going fast for our 2022 Snappy Sync Soiree and Firefly Tours in Ridgeland, May 19-22! Get yours at www.msfireflyevent.eventbrite.com.

06/05/2022

The Northside Sun is spreading the word about Mississippi's Snappy Syncs this week!

While Claire Graves works at the Department of Human Services for her day job, she has a special interest in fireflies and sharing some of Mississippi’s special nature wonders with the public. She became a Mississippi Master Naturalist five years ago and helps put on the annual Snappy Sync Soiree ...

03/05/2022

Thank you, Today in Mississippi for including our upcoming Snappy Sync Firefly Tours in your most recent issue!

03/05/2022

Want to learn more about where Snappy Syncs have been spotted over the years in Mississippi? Check out this map. And, if you see Snappy Syncs where you live this summer, let us know!

Reported sightings of Snappy Sync lightning bugs in Mississippi

16/04/2022

Come see some of these synchronous fireflies for yourself at our 2022 Snappy Sync Soiree & Firefly Tours! May 19-22 in Ridgeland. Tickets here: www.msfireflyevent.eventbrite.com.

14/04/2022

Welcome to our Mississippi Firefly Tours page! Follow along for updates about upcoming tours and events celebrating Mississippi's incredible synchronous fireflies, snappy syncs.

14/04/2022