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

    Sep 20, 2022 · Some fireflies have a mystifying gift for flashing their abdomens in sync. New observations are overturning long-accepted explanations for how the synchronization occurs, at least for some species.

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  3. www.scientificamerican.com › article › how-and-whyHow and why do fireflies light up? - Scientific American

    Sep 5, 2005 · Fireflies appear to light up for a variety of reasons. The larvae produce short glows and are primarily active at night, even though many species are subterranean or semi-aquatic.

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  5. earthsky.org › earth › how-fireflies-glow-light-upHow fireflies glow and what signals they’re sending - EarthSky

    Jul 29, 2019 · Fireflies produce light in special organs in their abdomens by combining a chemical called luciferin, enzymes called luciferases, oxygen and the fuel for cellular work, ATP....

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

    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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  7. theconversation.com › how-fireflies-glow-and-whatHow fireflies glow – and what signals they’re sending

    Jul 23, 2019 · Fireflies produce light in special organs in their abdomens by combining a chemical called luciferin, enzymes called luciferases, oxygen and the fuel for cellular work, ATP.

    • Clyde Sorenson

  8. www.amnh.org › ology › zoologyTalking to Fireflies - AMNH

    Fireflies use a system of flashes to communicate. They use their light to say, "Here I am", to attract, and even to deceive! How do they do that? A firefly emits light from a tiny organ called a lantern. It's on the underside of its abdomen, where a biochemical reaction takes place.

  9. www.discovermagazine.com › planet-earth › howHow Fireflies Glow — And What Their Signals Mean

    Jul 29, 2019 · Fireflies produce light in special organs in their abdomens by combining a chemical called luciferin, enzymes called luciferases, oxygen and the fuel for cellular work, ATP. Entomologists think they control their flashing by regulating how much oxygen goes to their light-producing organs.