A new study led by Bucknell University professor Sarah Lower, biology, suggests that the common eastern firefly that lights up the evening every summer throughout Pa. uses more than just light to attract mates.
The study, published in BMC Genomics, explains the discovery of genetic evidence that Photinus pyralis uses scent for communication and courtship.
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Fireflies are pretty chill. Sometimes they’ll land right in my hand. I love watching them in our yard.
I sure miss fireflies. We don’t have them in Seattle, but they were a huge part of summers when I lived in Ohio, which was where I grew up and spent my twenties.