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1. www.quantamagazine.org › how-do-fireflies-flash-inHow Do Fireflies Flash in Sync? Studies Suggest a New Answer.

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   Sep 20, 2022 · Field research suggests a new explanation for the synchronized flashing in fireflies and confirms that a novel form of “chimeric” synchrony occurs naturally. Some fireflies have a mystifying gift for flashing their abdomens in sync.

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3. www.nytimes.com › fireflies-sync-flashesHow Swarms of Fireflies Sync Their Flashes - The New York Times

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   Jul 7, 2021 · The spontaneous synchronization of certain species of fireflies, such as Photinus carolinus in the Great Smoky Mountains in North Carolina and Tennessee, has long baffled humans who observed the...

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4. today.uconn.edu › 2011 › 07Why Fireflies Blink in Synch - UConn Today

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   Jul 8, 2011 · For decades, scientists and the public alike have wondered why some fireflies exhibit synchronous flashing, in which large groups produce rhythmic, repeated flashes in unison – sometimes lighting up a whole forest at once.

5. www.npr.org › 2024/05/24 › g-s1-935How synchronous fireflies blink in sync and where to ... - NPR

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   May 26, 2024 · Seeing synchronous fireflies is a rare, ephemeral treat. The insects emerge from the ground to flash and mate for only a few weeks. The natural phenomena draws thousands of visitors to Congaree...

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6. theconversation.com › fireflies-brain-cellsFireflies, brain cells, dancers: new synchronisation research ...

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   Sep 7, 2023 · Published: September 6, 2023 8:37pm EDT. Getting in sync can be exhilarating when you’re dancing in rhythm with other people or clapping along in an audience. Fireflies too know the joy of...

7. www.sciencedaily.com › releases › 2020Inside the secret lives of synchronous fireflies - ScienceDaily

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   Sep 23, 2020 · Summary: Ever wonder why some fireflies flash in harmony? New research sheds light on this beautiful phenomenon and strives to understand how relatively simple insects manage to coordinate such...

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   Why do fireflies flash in sync?

   • Studies Suggest a New Answer. Field research suggests a new explanation for the synchronized flashing in fireflies and confirms that a novel form of “chimeric” synchrony occurs naturally. Some fireflies have a mystifying gift for flashing their abdomens in sync.

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   Do Fireflies synchronise?

   • Getting in sync can be exhilarating when you’re dancing in rhythm with other people or clapping along in an audience. Fireflies too know the joy of synchronisation, timing their flashes together to create a larger display to attract mates. Synchronisation is important at a more basic level in our bodies, too.

   Fireflies, brain cells, dancers: new synchronisation research shows

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   Are fireflies strobing in sync?

   • "Maybe you will notice something that is unexpected, or maybe you'll feel like they are indeed on a dialogue sometimes and responding to one another." Scientists investigated the phenomenon of fireflies flashing in sync and found that the insects may coordinate their strobing by watching others in the group.

   Firefly Light Shows Don't Just Dazzle. Swarms Can Also ... | NPR

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   Are fireflies an example of synchronous behavior?

   • It's an example of what's called synchronous behavior, a subject that's been of growing interest to mathematicians and physicists. "Synchrony is all over the place in nature, and fireflies are one of the most spectacular and dramatic examples of it," Strogatz tells NPR's All Things Considered.

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9. www.npr.org › 2021/07/08 › 1014398709Firefly Light Shows Don't Just Dazzle. Swarms Can Also ... - NPR

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   Jul 8, 2021 · Scientists investigated the phenomenon of fireflies flashing in sync and found that the insects may coordinate their strobing by watching others in the group.