Join Marvin and Gabrielle Bouknight to learn more about fabulous fireflies.  We'll share some memories of fireflies, favorite stories, talk about the biology of fireflies and share much more about these amazing insects.

Listeners will hear:

Firefly memories of childhood

Biology and classification of fireflies

Discuss different species

Science of the flash and how it is inspiring new advances in technology

The mysterious sychronized fireflies of different areas in the United States and beyond

Hear about how a young Japanese man saved fireflies in Japan

Threats facing fireflies.

How you can make a difference

Here are some resources discussed in our podcast:

https://xerces.org/endangered-species/fireflies/about

https://www.treehugger.com/why-are-fireflies-disappearing-4868708

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/feb/22/why-lights-going-out-fireflies-conservation-pollution

https://inhabitat.com/scientists-to-use-firefly-bioluminescence-to-create-energy-free-lighting/

https://phys.org/news/2016-04-scientists-fireflies-oled-efficiency.html

https://www.firefly.org

https://undark.org/2017/06/01/sake-their-glow-moriyama-japan-fireflies/

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