Some fireflies have a dark side

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Nature posing as an Anne Rice novel.

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Jesus Christ, mother nature, you’re cold!

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Interesting ‘defense mechanism’ where the male firefly shoots a gooey white substance into the face of the attacking female. I think I’ve seen that before…

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But they’re not allowed to say anything about it because of political correctness.

If you’re curious to know more about their Dark Side, come check out Silent Sparks: The Wondrous World of Fireflies (silentsparks.com).

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Just sayin I’d never anthropomorphize anything that loaded.

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