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Jun. 01, 2012

Lightning Bug of a Different Color

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Watch the Video -- Finding Glow-in-the-Dark Millipedes>>
 
Forget the fireflies, some millipedes glow in the dark too, we found out from SciFri listener Chris Lavin. Chris stumbled upon a millipede glowing blue during an evening stroll in Canyon, Calif. Entomologist Paul Marek digs into the science of why and how these insects luminesce.
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    NPR's Science Friday
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