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2. Bug zapper - Wikipedia

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   A bug zapper, more formally called an electrical discharge insect control system, electric insect killer or (insect) electrocutor trap, is a device that attracts and kills flying insects that are attracted by light. A light source attracts insects to an electrical grid, where they are electrocuted by touching two wires with a high voltage ...

3. 7 Bioluminescent Bugs That Light Up

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   Summary of 7 Bioluminescent bugs That Light Up. From worms to beetles to cockroaches, these examples all give off light for defense or to attract a mate. Name. Location. Unique Feature. 1.

4. Insect trap - Wikipedia

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   Grasshoppers and some beetles are attracted to lights at a long range but are repelled by it at short range. Farrow's light trap has a large base so that it captures insects that may otherwise fly away from regular light traps. [4] [5] Light traps can attract flying and terrestrial insects, and lights may be combined with other methods ...

5. Glowworm - Wikipedia

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   Glowworm or glow-worm is the common name for various groups of insect larvae and adult larviform females that glow through bioluminescence.They include the European common glow-worm and other members of the Lampyridae, but bioluminescence also occurs in the families Elateridae, Phengodidae and Rhagophthalmidae among beetles; as well as members of the genera Arachnocampa, Keroplatus and Orfelia ...

6. This Is Why Bugs Are Attracted to Light

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7. Beetle - Wikipedia

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   To attract a mate, fireflies use modified fat body cells with transparent surfaces backed with reflective uric acid crystals to produce light by bioluminescence. Light production is highly efficient, by oxidation of luciferin catalyzed by enzymes ( luciferases ) in the presence of adenosine triphosphate (ATP) and oxygen, producing oxyluciferin ...

8. Firefly - Wikipedia

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   They are soft-bodied beetles commonly called fireflies, lightning bugs, or glowworms for their conspicuous production of light, mainly during twilight, to attract mates. [5] The type species is Lampyris noctiluca : the common glow-worm of Europe.

9. The Ohio State Fair wants fairgoers to kill these invasive ...

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   The bugs lay eggs (which resemble a small, gray waxy mass) in sheltered areas in October through December. They start hatching in April and grow through multiple life stages until hitting ...