Doug Perrine / Bioluminescence from glowing plankton in sea tide line on beach, with stars above and ship lights on horizon, Vaadhoo Island, Raa Atoll, Maldives, Indian Ocean, October 2010
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Yashpal Rathore / Composite image of Fireflies synchronize display just after first shower of monsoon, on moonless night. India.
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Juergen Freund / Timelapse of Fireflies (Lampyridae) flying around a tree, Bicol, Philippines.
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Juergen Freund / Timelapse of Fireflies (Lampyridae) flying around a tree, Bicol, Philippines.
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Juergen Freund / Timelapse from day to night of bioluminescent fungi (Omphalotus nidiformis / Pleurotus nidiformis) on a tree trunk, Atherton Tablelands, Queensland, Australia.
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Solvin Zankl / Bioluminescent Sea-fireflies (Vargula hilgendorfii) producing a bright blue light. The light is produced by mixing two chemicals together in the presence of oxygen and is for mating displays or defenc...
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Tony Wu / Fireflies (Luciola parvula himebotaru) flashing at night for courtship and reproduction. Gifu, Japan. Composite image
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Hiroya Minakuchi / Japanese Firefly (Luciola cruciata) group flying along river at night, Shikoku, Japan
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Hiroya Minakuchi / Japanese Firefly (Luciola cruciata) group lighting up at night in forest, Shikoku, Japan
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Mark MacEwen / Japanese firefly (Luciola cruciata) light trails at night above stream in rural Japan. June.
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Chien Lee / Glow Worm (Lamprigera sp) neotenic female, Gunung Penrissen, Borneo, Malaysia
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Alex Hyde / Long exposure of light trail from bioluminescent click beetle (Pyrophorus sp) walking on ground at night. Danum Valley Sabah, Borneo.