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Cretaceous amber fossil sheds light on bioluminescence in beetles – EurekAlert
New research by a team of scientists led by the Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (NIGPAS) has provided new insight…
IMAGE: Ecological reconstruction of Cretophengodes azariview more
Credit: YANG Dinghua
Bioluminescence has fascinated people since time immemorial. The majority of organisms able to produce their own light are beetles, specifically fireflies, glow-worm beetles, and their relatives.
While the chemistry that gives some insects the almost magical ability to glow is now reasonably well-appreciated, much less is known about how these signals evolved.
New research by a team of scientists led by the Nanjing…
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