About this episode

Ben Pfeiffer returns to discuss his passion for fireflies and their fascinating life cycles.

Texan Ben Pfeiffer discusses his personal crusade for fireflies and the remarkable facts about their strange and colorful life cycles in this return visit to a conversation from July 2020

People in this episode

Host: Tom Christopher

Guest: Ben Pfeiffer

Topics covered

• fireflies
• life cycles
• conservation
• nature
• entomology

Keywords

• fireflies
• life cycle
• conservation
• Texas
• nature
• insects
• environment

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