Firefly emitting light
818 views · Published 29 April 2014 · 1:25 · Indexed 28 October 2026
Channel: Incredible Steam Trains of India and Other Videos · 2014 · Entertainment
This short video taken on March 21, 2014 at Panna Tiger Reserve, Madhya Pradesh, depicts fireflies in action in the darkness. Fireflies belong to Lampyridae - a family of insects in the beetle order Coleoptera. They are winged beetles, and commonly called fireflies or lightning bugs for their conspicuous crepuscular use of bioluminescence to attract mates or prey. This process of bioluminescence occurs in specialized light-emitting organs, usually on a firefly's lower abdomen. The enzyme luciferase acts on the luciferin, in the presence of magnesium ions, ATP, and oxygen to produce "cold light".
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