firefly

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Scribner: We have over 50 automated elements, including the turntable, lifts, firefly hatches in the deck — they’re individually programmable pieces, but they’re run by operators who press buttons rhythmically and in the right order.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2025

There was such a discussion about how a firefly flashes — How many seconds?

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2025

“It takes the light coming from the firefly and bends it and amplifies it so we can see it in glorious detail,” he told BBC News.

From BBC • Dec. 11, 2024

This research marks the first comprehensive attempt to apply a data-driven approach to understanding firefly population dynamics on a continental scale.

From Science Daily • Apr. 29, 2024

It was profoundly dark, but Pantalaimon became a firefly, and shed a tiny glow around them.

From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman