In A Flash: Firefly Communication

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Fireflies communicate with a "language of light" that scientists still don't completely understand. James Lloyd and Marc Branham of the University of Florida, Gainesville, discuss unique flash patterns and times for some of the 2,000 types of fireflies that light up the summer nights.
Produced by Emily V. Driscoll

Filmed by
Sakuma Fumio
Rei Ohara
Stavros Basis

Narrated by Ira Flatow

Additional Stills by
Joyce Gross
Bruce Marlin
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YikrazuulMusic by Audio Network

Special Thanks
Marc Branham
"Brilliant Darkness" movie funded by the Zoological Lighting Institute.
James Karl Fischer
Luke Groskin
Misa Kimura
James Lloyd
The Zoological Lighting Institute (http://www.zoolighting.org/)