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I made Firefly Forest to recreate a magic moment I had in central Mexico (fireflyfo.rest)

submitted 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) by nomadsteve@lemmy.world to c/internetisbeautiful@lemmy.world

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[–] DarrinBrunner@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

We can't read your mind.

Did you grow an actual forest in your backyard and stock it with fireflies?

Is this a 3D Blender model?

Did you paint this?

Where are the fireflies?

What is Firefly Forest?

[–] actionjbone@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 weeks ago

It's okay to not know the specifics. We can simply appreciate the creation.

[–] otter@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 weeks ago

From the description on the website:

My family has always been obsessed with animals. We had every pet imaginable while growing up. Maybe 30 different types of animals over the years? I've wandered over all 7 continents in this beautiful world to see wild animals very up close in the wild. Sometimes very uncomfortably close. I was never super into bugs.

Once, I visited the middle of nowhere, Mexico, to see the fireflies in the forest. We walked into the forest at dusk. Everyone stood there quietly until the sun fully set. We waited and at first there were a few, then more, and more. Until the entire forest lit up as I had never seen before!

This tries to recreate that magic. While it doesn't do it justice. If I can make some of you take a moment out of your day to breathe and smile. I did my job for the day.

Now I have a deep appreciation for even the bugs in our big, magnificent world.

Assuming OP is also the creator of the website, thanks for sharing your work here @nomadsteve@lemmy.world :)