Posted by: Sandy Steinman | July 26, 2015

What Makes Fireflies Glow?

ScienceDaily reports

As fireflies are delighting children across the country with their nighttime displays, scientists are closing in on a better understanding of how the insects produce their enchanting glow. They report in the Journal of the American Chemical Society new evidence of how the beetles’ chemistry works. Their findings could apply to the bioluminescence of other organisms, too.

Read full story at What makes fireflies glow? — ScienceDaily.


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