NC Science Now: Synchronous Fireflies
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For 2 weeks in June, the forests of Great Smoky Mtns Nat'l Park are aglow with fireflies.
Synchronous fireflies are rare, living in a small section of Great Smoky Mountains National Park and performing their glowing mating dance for only two weeks in June. Scientists don’t know why they glow simultaneously.
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SCI NC is a local public television program presented by PBS NC
Sci NC is supported by a generous bequest gift from Dan Carrigan and the Gaia Earth-Balance Endowment through the Gaston Community Foundation.
NC Science Now: Synchronous Fireflies
Special | 5m 41sVideo has Closed Captions
Synchronous fireflies are rare, living in a small section of Great Smoky Mountains National Park and performing their glowing mating dance for only two weeks in June. Scientists don’t know why they glow simultaneously.
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