[TN-Bird] Re: Synchronous fire flies???
- From: Linda Wallace <lgwallace@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 11 Jun 2003 16:49:13 -0400
> Please excuse my ignorance, but I am not familiar with this insect. Am
> I to understand from the name that they all flash in sync??? Do they
> have a "director"???
>
> Thanks for any info.
Well they are not ALL exactly in sync - but I did see small groups that were
all blinking together. As dusk fell their blinking looked much like
"ordinary" fireflies. Then they began to blink more "synchronous". A few
would start to blink at a distance - then like a "wave" they would begin
blinking closer and closer - then they all quit blinking - then it would
start again. It's hard to describe but really worth going to see.
Here are some links that details "who the director is" and other info:
http://smokymtns.com/firefly.htm
http://www.knoxnews.com/kns/flora_and_fauna/article/0,1406,KNS_394_1120473,0
0.html
Linda Wallace
Tellico Plains, TN
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