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They light up when the concentration of the enzymes increases.This phenomenon is called as BIO LUMINESCENCE .
This can also be seen in the angler fish in the deep oceans.The fish uses this light as a trap for fishes & animals.When the animals comes near the light the fish attacks the prey with its razor sharp fangs.
What else can I help you with?
Is it possible for sheet lighting to strike a person?
Not likely... Sheet lightning is 'cloud-to-cloud' discharges. The fact that the 'flash' is hidden within the cloud makes the whole cloud appear to light up.
Is lightning faster than light or is it light?
Lightning is not faster than light. Lightning is an electrical discharge that occurs during a thunderstorm, which is the visible light produced by the movement of electrons in the atmosphere. The speed of lightning is slower than the speed of light.
How does lightning give off light?
Lightning gives off light through a process called ionization. During a lightning strike, the electrical current passing through the air heats it up and causes the air molecules to ionize. As these ionized molecules recombine and release their energy, they emit light in the form of a bright flash that we see as lightning.
What causes red lightning?
Heat lightning is actually ordinary light that is simply too far away for. Lightning is causes as water droplets and ice crystals in a thunderstorm collide and build up electrical charges. These charges are eventually released in massive discharges called lightning.
Why is thunder associated by lightning?
Thunder is associated with lightning because they both occur during the same event: a lightning bolt creates a rapid expansion of air, causing a shock wave that we hear as thunder. The sound of thunder is created by the rapid heating and cooling of the air surrounding the lightning bolt.
Is it the male or female lightning bug that lights up?
lightning
Why do lightning bugs light up?
Lightning bugs make light within their bodies. This process is called bio luminescence and is shared by many other organisms, mostly sea-living or marine organisms. To do this, the lightning bug contain specialized cells in their abdomen that make light.
How do you use the word alighted in a sentence?
To alight means to the Provided with light; lighted up. the lightning bug began to light its tail when it sat on my sholder.
What are lightning bugs?
A lightning bug is a nocturnal beetle common in warm regions having luminescent abdominal organs. Just so you know lightning bugs also fly in the morning they just don't light up.
Why do light bugs light up?
Lightning bugs make light within their bodies. This process is called bio luminescence and is shared by many other organisms, mostly sea-living or marine organisms. To do this, the lightning bug contain specialized cells in their abdomen that make light.
The size of a lightning bug?
up to 1 inch long 2 centimeters thick
What insects or bugs light up?
hi, i'm really not sure,but there was a bug in the bushes with two green lights.the lights were on it's back right behind it's head.when i picked it up with a leaf,it played dead.so then i brought it in the shed and put it in a small container with plants.that's all the info i've got---------sorry!
How does a lightning bug light up?
Lightning bugs find a resting spot on some shady leaf during the day. They're mainly nocturnal, as they're lights are best seen in the dark, and they communicate using sight.
Can you tell if a lightning bug is a girl or a boy?
There are over 100 pecies of lightning bug or firefly. Different species of firefly have different flashing patterns so members of the same species can recognize each other from a distance. In most firefly species the males flash while flying and the females flash while perched on plants near the ground. When a male who is flying sees a flashing pattern that matches his species that is stationary and low, he'll fly over to it hoping to find a new girl friend.
How do light bug light up?
By the mixing of two chemicals called 'bioluminescence'.
What are the bugs call the ones that light up?
lighting bug
Why are there no lightning bugs in the west?
there are less lightning bugs, because of habitat destruction and light pollution. light pollution is where there is to much artificial lights outside. The artificial lights mess up their signals and they can't find mates. Also, lightning bugs need a good bit of water and tree litter to have babies and survive. Humans are destroying all of the lightning bug habitats.
