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Female fireflies in which genus are known to mimic the flash patterns of other firefly species in order to lure and eat the males?
Answer
Photuris
Photuris females, sometimes called 'femme fatale' fireflies, copy the courtship flash codes of other genera such as Photinus to attract and devour unsuspecting males.
💡 Did you know?
Fireflies flash in species-specific patterns—wrong timing or color means no mate. Some predatory fireflies mimic other species to lure and eat them.
Other options people guess
- Photinus
- Pyractomena
- Lampyris
Topics
- fireflies
- bioluminescence
- insects
- mimicry
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