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The Lampyridae are a family of elateroid beetles with more than 2,000 described species, many of which are light-emitting. They are soft-bodied beetles commonly called fireflies, lightning bugs, or glowworms for their conspicuous production of light, mainly during twilight, to attract mates. Light production in the Lampyridae is thought to have originated as an honest warning signal that the larvae were distasteful; this was co-opted in evolution as a mating signal in the adults. In a further development, female fireflies of the genus Photuris mimic the flash pattern of Photinus species to trap their males as prey. Fireflies are found in temperate and tropical climates. Many live in marshes or in wet, wooded areas where their larvae have abundant sources of food. While all known fireflies glow as larvae, only some species produce light in their adult stage, and the location of the light organ varies among species and between sexes of the same species. Fireflies have attracted human attention since classical antiquity; their presence has been taken to signify a wide variety of conditions in different cultures and is especially appreciated aesthetically in Japan, where parks are set aside for this specific purpose.
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50 Rockin' Hits, Vol. 95 [2013]
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You Were Mine | 2:28 |
Back to Brooklyn: Vocal Group Harmony Taurus [1999]
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You Were Mine (For Awhile) | 1:20 |
Oldies but Goodies, Vol. 6 [CD] [1995]
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Mashed Potato Time | 2:30 |
The Originators of Rock & Roll: Together You & I
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You Were Mine | 1:58 |
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