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The text links glow to communication, describing how flash patterns help adults attract mates and how larvae use toxic, unpleasant-tasting chemicals to deter predators. It also highlights firefly diversity, noting thousands of species and their ability to brighten gardens during dark spring nights.","Why Can’t We Glow Like Fireflies? Nabanita Deshmukh  \nSamidha Gunjal  \nFireflies are small winged insects that glow in the dark but why do they shine and what creates this spark within them? They’re bright and twinkling like little stars! I wish I could have glowed like them but I can’t! Can anyone tell me why?  \nImagine a dark, moonless night when you have gone camping with your classmates and you lose your way. What would you do? Will you not try contacting your friends by flashing your torchlight?  \nWell, fireflies or ‘lightning bugs’ as they are sometimes called do the same, except that they have an unlimited supply of light within themselves! That is why fireflies never worry about fused light bulbs or electricity tariffs. They seem immensely happy just flying around and glowing-this is their signal to say,“Hey, look! I’m here!”  \nThe glow of the firefly is produced by a protein called luciferase and a pigment called luciferin. Proteins are special food used by our bodies to create muscles, bones and skin while pigments are natural colouring substances found in plants and animals. When these two meet inside the tiny belly of the firefly, they react with the oxygen already found in there .  \nA celebration takes place, a soft firework display, so to say and bright light is produced which is the ‘glow’ of the firefly! Fireflies therefore are bio-luminescent but they are not the only ones . Different types of fish and marine creatures in the sea also produce their own lights!  \nThe glow of the firefly functions like a light switch and is periodically turned on and off by the insect. It does this by sending a special‘message’ from its brain to the ‘light organ’inside its body that is its abdomen and soon the chemical reaction begins and the glow is produced!  \nThe grown up fireflies use their ‘glow’ to call out to their mates. In fact, female fireflies prefer ‘flashy males’ that can blink the longest or at a faster pace. Once they see this special glow, the females respond to it by switching on their own lights. The firefly-mates soon meet and baby fireflies get created!  \nThe younger fireflies or the larvae, unlike their parents, use their glow mainly to chase predators away. The chemicals within their bodies are toxic and have a horrible taste so creatures that come to feast on them get put off and go hunting elsewhere for tastier munchies!  \nFireflies are never actually alone! There are more than 2,000 species of fireflies on this earth. During springtime, especially on dark nights, you may spot a few of them flitting around brightly! 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