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Fireflies use their bio-luminescence to communicate with each other to find a mate. And to lure unsuspecting prey with false signalling.
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David Pye gave the 1985 Christmas Lectures “Communicating” about the incredible world of communication. From the man-made satellite dishes to the complex biological system of bat communication.
The second lecture of the series is all about how animals communicate, for reproduction, social interaction and other reasons.
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nature has answer to everything.
thanks for presenting that to us
Totally off-topic, but 1:39 is why I love British comedy. Absolute no expression, so dry, love it.
Nice
It's not a party, until this guy shows up.
Chemicals Name ?
Good One
Comeon, comeon now baby, put out my fire ❤️??
could breed them to produce a bit of photovoltaic electricity maybe?? ??♂️
Glühwürmchen? ?
Severus Snape would have been impressed!
"In the jungle", hahahahah, what a pile of firefly excrement.
OH YEA
Way more evolved than tinder app
The female of the species is more deadlier than the male
I love it when game theory props up in evolution.
Whenever some clever strategy develops, it's only a matter of time until someone finds a way to game the system.
1:40