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[bodytext] => A seemingly lower form of life On any evolutionary scale. But they communicate with their light, Their heads, their wings, and tails. Winged beetles called fireflies Or lightning bugs I’ve read Produce a cold form of light, Which may be yellow, green or red. Even their larvae emit some light And are called glow worms for their essence Of a light and chemical production process Called bioluminescence. Their light is a signal to predators, That they’d better stay away. Because the light producing chemicals are Distasteful and toxic and could ruin their day. There is a spontaneous order to their flashes, Especially in a very large group. It’s called phase synchronization, A phenomenon keeping them in the loop. It teaches them of elevation And direction when on the move. It tells of when a banquet’s ahead, Of snails, or grubs, as food. There are over 2,000 species Of lightning bug fireflies. The most dangerous ones are Photuris, “Femme Fatale’s” do I need explain why? [comments] => 2 [counter] => 132 [topic] => 27 [informant] => robert_edgar_burns [notes] => [ihome] => 0 [alanguage] => english [acomm] => 0 [haspoll] => 0 [pollID] => 0 [score] => 0 [ratings] => 0 [editpoem] => 1 [associated] => [topicname] => NaturePoetry )
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