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《科学美国人》 第334卷 第5期 · 2026年5月刊 · 中文解读

同步闪烁的萤火虫、草原开垦与化石足迹:历史文章精选

50, 100 & 150 Years · Jeanna Bryner
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本文回顾了《科学美国人》历史上关于同步闪烁的萤火虫、里海草原开垦工程、大峡谷化石足迹以及自然写作中谬误的经典文章。
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1976 “Many of the familiar fireflies that flit over our lawns in summer are called roving fireflies because the males fly about singly, searching for females perched in low vegetation. The male flashes rhythmically, and when a female flashes in response, the two fireflies begin a courtship involving a series of alternating flashes that lead the male to the female. For 300 years explorers and naturalists have reported another kind of firefly behavior, seen in the region stretching from India to the Philippines and New Guinea. There the fireflies gather in trees in dense swarms, and the males flash on and off in the same rhythm. …
摘自《科学美国人》(Scientific American)第334卷 第5期 · 2026年5月刊,Jeanna Bryner。仅引用开头一小段供了解文章,版权归原刊所有,全文请阅读原刊。
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