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65. What do you call the insect that flies around in the summer and has a rear section that glows in the dark?
     a. lightning bug (29.07%)
     b. firefly (30.43%)
     c. I use lightning bug and firefly interchangeably (39.81%)
     d. peenie wallie (0.02%)
     e. I have no word for this (0.35%)
     f. other (0.32%)
     (10733 respondents)

All Results

Choice a: lightning bug

Choice b: firefly

Choice c: I use lightning bug and firefly interchangeably

Choice d: peenie wallie

Choice e: I have no word for this

Choice f: other