Firefly Pupa (IMAGE)

Indiana University

Firefly Pupa

Caption

A firefly's photic organ is functional throughout pupation and glows when the pupa is disturbed.

Credit

ARMIN MOCZEK AND MATTHEW STANSBURY

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