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Why Do Fireflies Glow? New Research Upends Current Origin Theories


Recent genomic research shows firefly bioluminescence predates their toxic traits, possibly evolving as a response to oxidative stress. Genomic analysis has overturned the leading hypothesis for the origin of firefly lights. Previously, it was believed that the Lampyridae family of beetles, commo

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