Perhaps he thinks he'll get burned by fire or lightening, if he catches them. Give them a new name like Starbugs. I had a friend in college who stayed over at my house one weekend. The first night, she came into my room at about 1:00 AM to tell me there was this weird light going on and off in the guest bedroom, and that I might better check it out. I went in and saw the lightening bug looking for a mate in the corner of the window. My friend had never seen one in her life! She hailed from Hamburg, NY, a suburb of Buffalo. I know Western NY has lightening bugs, so it made me wonder if her parents had always kept her secreted in a closet. - Pam ------------ Previous Message from "J.A. Drew DIAZ" <[log in to unmask]> on 07/23/98 01:17:37 PM ---------- ... while her brother born 12/16 won't even stay out to catch fireflies-or are they lightning bugs? DD