{"id":316336,"date":"2021-08-05T22:59:58","date_gmt":"2021-08-05T19:59:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/research-illuminates-language-of-fireflies\/"},"modified":"2021-08-05T22:59:58","modified_gmt":"2021-08-05T19:59:58","slug":"research-illuminates-language-of-fireflies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/research-illuminates-language-of-fireflies\/","title":{"rendered":"#Research illuminates language of fireflies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#Research illuminates language of fireflies<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-gallery lightGallery\">\n<div data-thumb=\"https:\/\/scx1.b-cdn.net\/csz\/news\/tmb\/2021\/firefly.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/scx2.b-cdn.net\/gfx\/news\/hires\/2021\/firefly.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Credit: Unsplash\/CC0 Public Domain\">\n<figure class=\"article-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/scx1.b-cdn.net\/csz\/news\/800a\/2021\/firefly.jpg\" alt=\"firefly\" title=\"Credit: Unsplash\/CC0 Public Domain\" width=\"800\" height=\"530\"\/><figcaption class=\"text-darken text-low-up text-truncate-js text-truncate mt-3\">\n                Credit: Unsplash\/CC0 Public Domain<br \/>\n            <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>A small flickering at dusk near the trees, a pinprick of light rising from the ground\u2014fireflies bring an air of magic and wonder to long summer evenings. The twinkling conversation between beetles is commonly associated with mating patterns; and new data explains how swarms are able to achieve this communication.<\/p>\n<section class=\"article-banner first-banner ads-336x280\"><!-- \/4988204\/Phys_Story_InText_Box --><br \/>\n      <\/section>\n<p>Researchers Julie Hayes (Moses Biological Computation Lab, UNM); Rapha\u00ebl Sarfati (BioFrontiers Institute, University of Colorado Boulder) and Orit Peleg (University of Colorado Boulder AND BioFrontiers AND Santa Fe Institute) recently published their findings in <i><a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/sciencee\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"5\" title=\"Science\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Science<\/a> Advances<\/i>, titled Self-organization in natural swarms of Photinus carolinus synchronous fireflies. The article investigates firefly collective behavior, while examining the internal structure of <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social<\/a> interactions. Researchers demonstrated that firefly density induces a transition from uncorrelated flashing to synchrony and that information waves can propagate across the swarm.<\/p>\n<p>There are thousands of firefly species in the world, but the Photinus carolinus is one of the few in North America that are known to synchronize their flash patterns. It is this twinkling spectacle that draws countless people to Tennessee every year to watch the Great Smoky Mountains Firefly Viewing\u2014and a perfect opportunity for scientists to observe how swarms respond to synchronicity.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"mb-4\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Research illuminates language of fireflies\"\/><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch\/?v=qfYkyom4xTg\"\/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Research illuminates language of fireflies\"\/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2021-08-05T15:02:18-04:00\"\/><meta itemprop=\"embedUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qfYkyom4xTg\"\/><meta itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/qfYkyom4xTg\/maxresdefault.jpg\"\/><br \/>\n             <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Research illuminates the language of fireflies\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qfYkyom4xTg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Countless studies are dedicated to theories of communication through oscillating patterns. However, only recently have researchers gathered spatiotemporal (collected across both space and time) data needed to understand the connection between actual natural patterns and communication theory.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We used stereoscopic recordings to capture 10 days of peak firefly season in Great Smoky Mountain National Park,&#8221; explained Hayes. &#8220;Those recordings from two slightly different angles, constructed in 3D over time, allowed us to dynamically graph of a portion of the firefly swarm based on their flash patterns.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The researchers used their multi-camera recordings to construct a cone-shaped portion of the firefly swarm each night\u2014about 98 feet long and up to 33 feet wide. Each night, they recorded roughly half a million space-time coordinates.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ears that flashes tend to correlate strongly with terrain geometry, indicating that fireflies localize primarily in a thin layer about 3 feet above ground,&#8221; the research states. &#8220;This layer is crowded with bushes and short vegetation.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The results of the study suggest that fireflies interact with each other in short proximity. When gathered in large numbers, they can relay information longer distances across the swarm, using oscillating flash patterns. The dynamic network of visual signals helps the swarm recognize changes in terrain and vegetation. Although Photinus carolinus males synchronize their rhythmic flashing with their peers locally, a global swarm synchronization is only possible if enough fireflies are active to transport the information.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This model illuminates the importance of the environment in shaping self-organization and collective behavior,&#8221; the research states. &#8220;This self-organization would allow for the possibility for an individual to position itself to be more or less connected, for example, by flying above the swarm to be more visible and carry flashing information further.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;ve had models of synchrony inspired by firefly synchronization for some time now,&#8221; Hayes concluded. &#8220;But we&#8217;re finally starting to see how they&#8217;re really achieving this emergent behavior.&#8221;<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<div class=\"article-main__explore my-4 d-print-none\">\n<p>                                            Fireflies found to interact locally through an active network of visual connections\n                                        <\/p><\/div>\n<hr class=\"mb-4\"\/>\n<div class=\"article-main__more p-4\">\n                                                                                                <strong>More information:<\/strong><br \/>\n                                                Rapha\u00ebl Sarfati et al, Self-organization in natural swarms of Photinus carolinus synchronous fireflies, <i>Science Advances<\/i> (2021).  <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-doi=\"1\" href=\"http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1126\/sciadv.abg9259\">DOI: 10.1126\/sciadv.abg9259<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"d-inline-block text-medium my-4\">\n                                                Provided by<br \/>\n                                                                                                    University of New Mexico<br \/>\n                                                                                                        <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"icon_open\" href=\"http:\/\/www.unm.edu\"><br \/>\n                                                        <svg><use href=\"https:\/\/phys.b-cdn.net\/tmpl\/v6\/img\/svg\/sprite.svg#icon_open\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\"\/><\/svg><\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p>                                        <!-- print only --><\/p>\n<div class=\"d-none d-print-block\">\n<p>                                                 <strong>Citation<\/strong>:<br \/>\n                                                 Research illuminates language of fireflies (2021, August  5)<br \/>\n                                                 retrieved  5 August 2021<br \/>\n                                                 from https:\/\/phys.org\/<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a>\/2021-08-illuminates-language-fireflies.html<\/p>\n<p>                                            This document is subject to copyright. 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