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Fireflies Are Cool

  • February 21, 2012
  • By KIDS DISCOVER

Fireflies aren’t really flies — they’re beetles. They have special “light organs” that create a chemical reaction to make them glow. But, unlike a fire, the light isn’t hot.

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