This little light of mine

The faint be incandescent coming from the wooded terrain just beyond a cluster of Tennessee cabins called Elkmont gazes like common lightning bugs at first glance. on the contrary on closer inspection, you can diocese that these are no ordinary fireflies. The little creatures are simultaneously flashing in completed unison over and over again. These tiny points of light are a highly concentrated cluster of synchronized fireflies, a far cry out from those you might find at backyard barbecues along the Eastern Seaboard each summer

Synchrony harmonizing repetitive group flashing, is rare. There are sole two known synchronized firefly species in the United States: