Fireflies are the romantics of the insect world. In the summer months, they emerge from the ground with love on the brain. They only live for two to three weeks once they've become full adults and in ...
Don’t leave the light on for fireflies. According to a new study in the journal BioScience, thousands of species of fireflies could be at risk of extinction due habitat loss and humanity’s use of ...
I talked with my friend Richard Zack about how and why fireflies light up. He’s an insect scientist at Washington State University. Those glowing insects are a kind of beetle. But we call them ...
‘Small fireflies light up entire forests with their glow — but they perish facing artificial lights’
Natural history filmmaker Sriram Murali is a member of the IUCN SSC Firefly Specialist Group. Speaking to Srijana Mitra Das at Times Evoke, he discusses the enigmas — and risks — around fireflies: ...
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A recent study also listed pesticides and habitat loss as two other threats to firefly populations Don’t leave the light on for fireflies. According to a new study in the journal BioScience, thousands ...
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