Glow-worms are a group of beetles that use their luminosity to help them flag down an appropriate mate. Glow-worms belong to the family Lampyridae. The beetles in this group are commonly known as ...

Scientists have figured out at least two ways to make plants glow in the dark, delivering a first step – albeit a somewhat ...

The firefly petunia is an enchanting flower with unique bioluminescent properties that make it naturally glow in the dark! For this reason, they are highly entertaining and visually captivating ...

but also day-time dark fireflies who do not produce light and glow-worms. According to the Xerces Society, the day-time fireflies use pheromones instead of light to communicate and the glow-worms ...

Some animals, such as fireflies and glow-worms, are light sources. They make their own light to attract mates.

Researchers have shed new light on the color of the glow that fireflies gave off about 100 million years ago by re-creating the luminescent enzyme from one the species possess today. The beetles ...

“I hope people watch how fireflies glow with heart and soul and think about nature and the preciousness of life,” said Tatsuo Konuma, a commentator at the park. Genji-botaru fireflies are ...