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Why do fireflies glow at night?

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Fireflies glow at night because of a chemical reaction taking place which involves emission of light. Actually fireflies store a protein (luciferin), which combines with oxygen (O2​) in the air (in the presence of an enzyme) to form a new substance (oxyluciferin) along with the evolution of energy in the form of light.

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