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The firefly is probably the Earth’s most famous bioluminescent species, with over 2,000 individual species. And the secret to its light comes from two essential components: luciferin and luciferase. But while the firefly may have evolved its lantern as a form of protection, today the lightning bugs use their light as a species-specific mating ritual. Here’s what really happens inside the firefly’s lantern.
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What's Behind The Firefly's Glow | What's Inside?

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@daveoatway6126 4 года назад

I've always enjoyed fireflys! This is the best non-technical explanation I've seen. Thank you!

@TheMarriedSouthernPeaches 4 года назад

Fireflies >>>>>>>>> LIghtbulbs It really is interesting how efficient the firefly's lantern is!

@BeanOnTheFlipside 4 года назад

Its restricting them from mating idk

@LegalStolenAMVs 4 года назад

@@BeanOnTheFlipside mister why is their a hand in ur pocket 😅

@kachoww5981 Год назад

@@BeanOnTheFlipside how does it restrict them? She literally just said it helps

@Noobatsecs69 4 года назад

Fireflies are incredible creatures, they’re like the light during the night.And it’s so awesome that it’s like small dots in the sky lighting up the dark nights.

@BeautifulWolf1987 4 года назад

It's sad that I don't see nearly the amount of fireflies (or lightning bugs as my kids call them) as I used to when I was a kid. I thought I was just imagining things. Now I know I'm not.

@LegalStolenAMVs 4 года назад

Sad man ❤️😢

@alexsmith1207 4 года назад

I never seen them since 2017 im wondering what happen to them? Climate change or chemicals?

@LegalStolenAMVs 4 года назад

@@alexsmith1207 bit of both 😐😔

@zuko1569 4 года назад

I've finally understand now Fireflies are the real original firebenders, not dragons

@thanthanh5190 4 года назад

So who are the real original waterbenders?

@LegalStolenAMVs 4 года назад

😂❤️ 🔥 lord Zuko big fan

@LegalStolenAMVs 4 года назад

@@thanthanh5190 let's find out 😂

@aquaeious16 4 года назад

Their light doesn't even produce heat...

@thanthanh5190 4 года назад

@@aquaeious16 we enjoy the joke so we do not care

@dailydoseofmedicinee 4 года назад

Last but not least, fireflies represent energy. Natural energy, and economic energy. But it also has the meaning of economy and efficiency because they use their environment in order to be as effective as possible and in order to gain their energy. Fireflies are fascinating little creatures.

@LegalStolenAMVs 4 года назад

❤️🔥 thq 💞

@hihihihi6156 4 года назад

i remember kids catching them when i was a kid too, never saw one again in 15 years

@LegalStolenAMVs 4 года назад

Yeah man sad life ❤️ ( well I'm from India and I see them when I visit my Village it's beautiful ❤️)

@divasv 4 года назад

@@LegalStolenAMVs same with me too in india, I miss those childhood days.

@LegalStolenAMVs 4 года назад

@@divasv ❤️🔥🙌

@zarcadioszfraous2192 3 года назад

People keep catching them and soon they're will extinct.

@njdevil1525 2 года назад

Damn it’s a shame you don’t see them anymore, I’m lucky I guess to see them every summer out on Long Island but deff not as much as it was when I was a kid.

@donnaohm1584 2 года назад

I had never seen a firefly in my life until I was in my late 30's. It was amazing I was in awe like a child seeing something awesome for the first time. My colleague was having fun seeing my experience and laughing. You see I am from California and have never seen one in my entire life until that day...a most memorable experience nature is soooo cool.

@cashway0420 Год назад

Same with me, I'm 34 and I saw one flying around my room as I was trying to fall asleep last night. I had no idea what it was so I crushed it because it was freaking me out, I feel bad now they are interesting insects.

@BierBart12 8 месяцев назад

I live in a part of Germany that's supposed to have fireflies, but I've never seen one despite being outside a lot. I hope I'll see them someday

@AverytheCubanAmerican 4 года назад

You would not believe your eyes if ten million fireflies, lit up the world as I fell asleep

@GrootmanSipho 4 года назад

I went to the comment section specifically for this comment 😄

@StellarBoxer 4 года назад

Gay

@CanIGetSubscribersWithoutAnyRe 4 года назад

@@GrootmanSipho me too lol

@levl0075 4 года назад

The lady voice is quite sweet i can use this voice as my bed time lullaby.

@rigoearth 4 года назад

Bleep bleep wait wait wait wait wait bleep bleep A true scientist. I am at peace.

@wanderingsoul1189 3 года назад

Lol Excellent observation

@jamiewatever 4 года назад

I remember being in Central Park one evening with my partner and we were so surprised when we saw all these flying yellow lights in the bushes. So beautiful ❤️

@adilshah7450 4 года назад

0:17 The Answer is found in the Bugs Butt

@prabhaprasad6473 4 года назад

Lmao

@willieboi6115 4 года назад

Thats why we have to look inside it.

@romenpal-m6f 4 года назад

@@willieboi6115 👀yeah

@VDOTU5 4 года назад

Yes. Da booty is the key to knowledge.

@s.4155 4 года назад

Very simple and lucid explanation. Nature's beauties are truly magnificent! I didn't know that these little wonders were facing threats.

@PaiviProject 4 года назад

We don't have those in Finland and they are by far my favorite bugs here in USA. I enjoy watching them in the evenings. I feel bad that the numbers are declining :( I hope they never disappear I want to keep enjoying them as long as I can. Thanks :)

@hasitdawnedonyou 3 года назад

For anyone who hasn’t seen fireflies before, please add it to your bucket list. It’s one of those experiences that changes how you see the world. Like diving

@kachoww5981 Год назад

Eh I grew up catching them and does t change my world view much. I guess it depends on if we have the same world view

@thestealth2448 Год назад

@@kachoww5981 maybe that’s because you grew up with them so it’s not special

@allthingsleah5182 4 года назад

I wouldn't want to live in a world without fireflies too💖💖

@milzambasith1250 4 года назад

I wonder if the fireflies consciously adjust their light patterns like moving their hands or automatically like a heartbeat

@FingeringThings 4 года назад

Probably fire

@oscilloscope3403 4 года назад

Lol

@ghivifahmi4252 4 года назад

So we're literally watching bugs bootycalling eachother

@freshtowels3917 3 года назад

everything life does in nature is strictly to survive (food, defense and mating)

@TheLiamster 4 года назад

This is giving me The Last Of Us flashbacks.

@LegalStolenAMVs 4 года назад

😢 it's scary and Hard to digest how cruel humans are

@summersausage695 3 года назад

when she said " waitwaitwaitwaitwait, bleeeeeep, bleeeep" i felt that.

@aleciamiaric8799 3 года назад

This is sad. I have nieces and nephews that have not seen a firefly. ☹️

@sir_rider9399 Год назад

lucky enough to spend some time at my in-laws in the Province; witnessed some of these beautiful creatures chasing each other... 🥰 and it is such a wonderful view!

@crovax17 2 года назад

I grew up in Vegas. I am in Texas and saw my first firefly. I swear I felt like I saw a damn unicorn. I almost felt like they weren't real like a jackalope or something. And here I am am rofl

@SupremeLeaderKimJong-un 4 года назад

Science Insider: What’s Inside What’s Inside YT channel: Has left the chat

@lizzysony2356 4 года назад

I didnt u liked science Also go feed ur country

@donchan1706 4 года назад

i remember when i was young.. i keep on spotting them.. but now, my 10 yr old niece hasn't seen 1 ever.. sad

@choppmonster7 4 года назад

So your telling me it’s basically their lungs... like when we breathe in and out our lungs expand and contract just like there light turns on when they breathe in and turn off when they breathe out.

@rheet90 4 года назад

I don't wanna live in a world without fireflies

@lepotato135 4 года назад

Eversince my childhood, I've wanted to see fireflies in real life. I still haven't had the chance, and it's worse knowing that they're now endangered.

@shishiraryal5559 4 года назад

why can't we use bioluminescence to produce light if it's 100% efficient?

@Maximillieeee 4 года назад

I was thinking the same thing, I wonder if there’s any updates to this experiment I found

@Krish-x9t 9 дней назад

Nothing can be 100 percent efficient it breaks 2nd law of thermod

@samuelmessiha8609 4 года назад

Modern light bulbs give off wayyyyy less heat

@NKhoyKrStoutt 3 года назад

The point is that fireflies give off virtually no heat.

@ulisescarrillo3050 4 года назад

It has been years since I saw a firefly , like 5 years at least, I don't think this generation will ever see one at this point

@TheRobot13 3 года назад

You wouldn't believe your eyes, if 10,000,000 fireflies lit up the world as I fell asleep.

@shl24yw89 4 года назад

There's one that enter my room once. I was wondering why a flickering light moving around. Scare the hell out of me.

@shenchen1391 Год назад

I miss seeing fireflies so searched YT and this is what I found.

@aquaeious16 4 года назад

I'm so sad about the fact that their number are decreasing...🙁

@norwayspotter26 4 года назад

You would not believe your eyes...

@TheLiamster 4 года назад

“You would not believe your eyes if 10 million fireflies.”

@agbomawhizzypro1670 3 года назад

This is actually my seminar topic.so glad I found this

@jayaprakash2631 4 года назад

Nice explanation,+ precises detail 💯💯💯

@graffitiwomen 2 месяца назад

I still see fireflies, but they're not as common as they were in my first 25 years. And I don't want to live in a world without fireflies! I just took a video of them to show my mom, she's in a different state and misses them. Thanks for this!

@Grayson_Da_Wolf 2 месяца назад

Im from some rural areas of central PA and theres almost no light. They put on some wild light shows in the corn fields and other fields.

@me_diannovita 3 года назад

1. Encourage to save fireflies so the next generation can see it 2. Encourage kids to capture fireflies in a bottle for fun

@samsalin 4 года назад

I haven't seen a firefly in years, figured they were dying out

@mikeb4606 Год назад

My daughter just caught one tonight! Of course, she set it free.

@FireflyMagicLights Год назад

Oh the magic of fireflies! Truly spectacular! 🌟

@funnybone15161 4 года назад

It reminds me of Grave of the fireflies (1988) anime 😭😭

@GearsinMotionGraphics 4 года назад

Amazing on, how we are all connected towards energy.. light attract light

@aaronkuruppassery3947 3 года назад

I don't want to live in a world without fireflies........

@putrilarasatileksono3841 4 года назад

When I was 6 yo I sometimes find a lot of fireflies in my garden, but today i found nothing .. and it's sad

@cashway0420 Год назад

I noticed something flashing and moving around in my room last night and it freaked my out so I chased it down and crushed it. Turns out it was a firefly which I've never seen before... fascinating insect, next time I won't crush it...

@kirarhodes6111 Год назад

11 and when ever I was like, 5 6. Or 7, my dad used to take me outside. After I took a bath to catch fireflies with me in tonight, I caught one in a tiny little jar in fact, I caught 2 in my hands. It made me so happy to bring myself back to that memory, and then I was curious, how do they glow, So I came to this video.was very useful, I feel so happy inside

@user-jt6ej7vh2p 4 года назад

There were so many fireflies in my garden day before yesterday. 💡❤

@MelodicDM 9 месяцев назад

I remember summer nights were full od this wonderfull creatures but now I only see few, last summer I saw just one 😢

@ashisroy101 2 года назад

Can't we recreate this? For any benefits for us. 100% efficient. Biological. Make our body glow 😼

@cascadeflims7261 4 года назад

As young: they use it to tell bugs to not eat them As adult: [insert saxophone music here]

@thomasdemilio6164 4 месяца назад

I've just seen a firefly. It has been years since I last saw one

@azrielburger Год назад

before there were lots of fireflies in our backyard. Now, you cant see any firefly even in the farmside

@blipco5 4 года назад

I love fireflies. 😍

@blipco5 4 года назад

EXPLOSIVE BRENDEN - Aww, you do too. You just won't admit it. Unless you had other motives for watching this video?

@miisoma 4 года назад

I love fireflies,, thank you so much after finally seeing

@zelgemini24 2 месяца назад

Even in our country Phils I rarely seen fireflies nowdays unlike before due to the fact that thier habitat had been detriorated also can be attributed to polution thats is why these luminous insects are disappearing.

@DerekFerguson90 4 года назад

Great video!

@XZIPPOX 2 года назад

Awesome dude someone in my family saw this 2

@girlonaswing9439 Год назад

I see them all the time. In fact, I was just watching them and wanted to know how high they fly because some of the flashes were quite high up. I guess those are the males and the females were the ones close to the ground.

@varuntulsyan2558 4 года назад

I'm only here for the expert's bleep sound effects

@durtymobile 4 года назад

Great Video.

@rickyspanish3821 Год назад

My cousin and I got into arguments over what the name of them were fireflies or lightning bugs... I'm from Massachusetts and he's from Georgia, maybe it could be a different slang for them down south... They are Fireflies. Right.?

@andyabajo 2 года назад

You would not believe your eyes if 10 million fireflies lit up the world as i fall asleep

@hendrychi7964 4 года назад

It’s true, hard to find fireflies now instead when I was a kid. Sad 🙁

@ritamendez2651 6 месяцев назад

There is a firefly in my house right now. But it not glowing when its sleeping.. why is that so

@Amitdas-gk2it 4 года назад

TY 😊

@bingkzabrasaldo3756 4 года назад

Wiw

@oliviolanza1933 4 года назад

I havent seen a firefly YET but I have seen them in movies

@byec_2376 4 года назад

Okay I suggest you to watch "Grave of fireflies" If you haven't

@ehelper8099 4 года назад

Best video.

@LiveCamsAllOverTheWorld 4 года назад

Batteries? 😆👀

@Silly_Fox Год назад

I saw them in 2018 and after that i never saw them for 5 years

@cymonka3492 2 года назад

Now that we're talking about fireflies I want to remind you of "grave of the fireflies"

@johnjohnsten4158 3 года назад

I have never seen a firefly.I've lived in Southern California and in Utah. They don't seem to be in those places.

@pb69xi_18 2 года назад

One is taking rest on my arm

@StopDonTalkToMe Год назад

I remember squishing the light inside of them

@kadajlim 10 месяцев назад

so cute wait wait wait wait wait~

@itzdcx7991 4 года назад

I always wanted to know this

@fahiyanbrahma2093 Год назад

This world was a forest land when I was a kid and I have seen many fireflies hovering over the dark and deepest part of our surroundings when I walked out at nights and I enjoyed it very much but as I have grown up deforestation have decreased this insects appearance very much and for one of this insects I must hover now from places to places

@alpha_ghost4983 3 года назад

The saddest thing is i cant see even one fire fly now so its true that this creature is in danger

@anasqai 3 года назад

Hi where r fireflies, i plan to breed. I feel like feeding roaches jellyfish it can become firefly?

@samsanful 4 года назад

“Trying to capture the lightning in the bottle” that ending is a bummer 🤦🏻‍♂️

@pless. 3 месяца назад

Leds flash multiple times a second. This is why they are gone

@FearTheImpaler 4 года назад

at the end, sounds like that lady is saying "if the fireflies die im gunna kill myself" lmao

@DirtTrackRacing410 2 месяца назад

My neighborhood is lit up and we have tons of fireflies

@khinhnin2661 3 месяца назад

great❤

@Muhammad.1885 4 года назад

Let down your hair. Rapunzel? Rapunzel!

@GhostTheHost713 4 года назад

them: the firefly is probably the earth's most famous bioluminescent species me: HaHA NOPE! did you not see the anglerfish? gosh that you can never forget that monstrosity once you see it... and it emits light too...