Did bats invent fireflies?
Wednesday, August 22, 2018 - 16:20
in Biology & Nature
When bats swoop through the night skies devouring insects, there’s one they know not to eat: fireflies. Fireflies — also known as lightning bugs — contain toxic compounds, so bats avoid them. But how do bats know not to eat them, and how do they detect them on the fly? University of Florida firefly researcher […]