Hungry bats prompt firefly flashes
Thursday, October 29, 2009 - 12:14
in Health & Medicine
Flashing neon diner signs often attract the attention of famished human drivers at night, but in the wild, the message sent by flashing fireflies is more like "eat me and die."
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