Fireflies Face Extinction From Habitat Loss, Light Pollution and Pesticides, Study Says

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By Olivia RosaneFeb 5, 2020, 9:09 am88 pts
Human activity threatens to make summer nights a little less magical. A study published in published in BioScience Monday set out to assess the greatest threats to the world's approximately 2,000 species of fireflies. While very little population data exists for most species of the "iconic" glowing beetles,…

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