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Why do fire flies glow?

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Anonymous

13y ago
Updated: 8/16/2019

To attract mates

Chemicals in the firefly's abdomen produce a light. They use that light to attract mates in mating season.

The light they produce is cold light. Usual light is warm.

In some species of fireflies, female fireflies can't fly.

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