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100-Million-Year-Old Beetle Preserved In Amber Has A Structure That Scientists Have Never Seen Before In Any Animal Living Or ExtinctTwo views of the beetle incased in amber with a reconstruction of the antenna to the right

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100-Million-Year-Old Beetle Preserved In Amber Has A Structure That Scientists Have Never Seen Before In Any Animal Living Or ExtinctTwo views of the beetle incased in amber with a reconstruction of the antenna to the right
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100-Million-Year-Old Beetle Preserved In Amber Has A Structure That Scientists Have Never Seen Before In Any Animal Living Or Extinct

clock-iconAugust 18, 2026

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Stunning Amber Fossil Of A 99-Million-Year-Old Firefly Is The Oldest Of Its Kind, Glowing As Far Back As The Dinosaursthe front and back of a luminous beetle locked in an amber fossil

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Stunning Amber Fossil Of A 99-Million-Year-Old Firefly Is The Oldest Of Its Kind, Glowing As Far Back As The Dinosaursthe front and back of a luminous beetle locked in an amber fossil
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Stunning Amber Fossil Of A 99-Million-Year-Old Firefly Is The Oldest Of Its Kind, Glowing As Far Back As The Dinosaurs

clock-iconMay 11, 2026
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Sneaky Spiders Can Turn Trapped Fireflies’ Glow Into A Handy Hunting ToolSheet web spider with fireflies caught in web

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Sneaky Spiders Can Turn Trapped Fireflies’ Glow Into A Handy Hunting ToolSheet web spider with fireflies caught in web
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Sneaky Spiders Can Turn Trapped Fireflies’ Glow Into A Handy Hunting Tool

clock-iconSeptember 1, 2025

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Are We Really The Last Generation To Have Fireflies?A photo of a grassy are with a woodland backdrop. The photo was taken at dusk, so the light is low and you can only make out certain aspects of the surrounding area. However, the foreground is filled with yellow dots of fireflies in the grass or taking to the air.

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Are We Really The Last Generation To Have Fireflies?A photo of a grassy are with a woodland backdrop. The photo was taken at dusk, so the light is low and you can only make out certain aspects of the surrounding area. However, the foreground is filled with yellow dots of fireflies in the grass or taking to the air.
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Are We Really The Last Generation To Have Fireflies?

clock-iconJuly 16, 2025
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Catfishing Spiders Manipulate Fireflies’ Flashes To Lure More Into Their WebsSpider (Araneus ventricosus) wrapping male firefly (Abscondita terminalis), exhibiting visible flashing from its lanterns

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Catfishing Spiders Manipulate Fireflies’ Flashes To Lure More Into Their WebsSpider (Araneus ventricosus) wrapping male firefly (Abscondita terminalis), exhibiting visible flashing from its lanterns
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Catfishing Spiders Manipulate Fireflies’ Flashes To Lure More Into Their Webs

clock-iconAugust 19, 2024
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Four New Species Of Firefly Added To IUCN Red List – And They're All In Danger Of ExtinctionPteroptyx valida, aka the Non-synchronous bent-winged firefly, in Singapore

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Four New Species Of Firefly Added To IUCN Red List – And They're All In Danger Of ExtinctionPteroptyx valida, aka the Non-synchronous bent-winged firefly, in Singapore
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Four New Species Of Firefly Added To IUCN Red List – And They're All In Danger Of Extinction

clock-iconJuly 1, 2024
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How Do Fireflies Get Their Glowing Butts? Genetics Reveals The Answer male aquatic firefly Aquatica leii on the right hand side of the image with bright yellow butt and big black eyes on a black background with gold specks across the bottom of the image.

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How Do Fireflies Get Their Glowing Butts? Genetics Reveals The Answer male aquatic firefly Aquatica leii on the right hand side of the image with bright yellow butt and big black eyes on a black background with gold specks across the bottom of the image.
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How Do Fireflies Get Their Glowing Butts? Genetics Reveals The Answer

clock-iconMarch 5, 2024
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Fireflies Join List Of Global Insects Threatened By Humans, Analysis Findsarticle image

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Fireflies Join List Of Global Insects Threatened By Humans, Analysis Findsarticle image
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Fireflies Join List Of Global Insects Threatened By Humans, Analysis Finds

clock-iconFebruary 4, 2020

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Scientists Unravel Mechanism Behind Firefly Flashingarticle image

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Scientists Unravel Mechanism Behind Firefly Flashingarticle image
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Scientists Unravel Mechanism Behind Firefly Flashing

clock-iconDecember 17, 2014