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Why do fireflies flash together? Scientists solve mystery behind one of nature’s most dazzling light shows
Every summer across the southeastern United States, thousands of fireflies put on a performance that looks almost choreographed, blinking their lights in near-perfect unison as if following some ...
Orit Peleg describes how a blend of models and experiments are revealing new insights about the intricate physics of firefly swarms. However, thousands of fireflies flashing within a swarm can create ...
Orit Peleg was recently awarded an NSF Career Grant for her project titled "Principles of Firefly Rhythmic Synchronization". From the NSF award abstract: Biological communication in large animal ...
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