Every year in June, the ghost town of Elkmont, located in the valley of the Great Smoky Mountains in Tennessee, repopulates and lights up thanks to the Photinus carolinus, a family of fireflies famous for emitting light in sync.
He is about to end up run over, his mother saves himEvery year in June, the ghost town of Elkmont, located in the valley of the Great Smoky Mountains in Tennessee, it repopulates and yes illumina thanks to Photinus carolinus, a family of fireflies famous for emitting light in synchrony.
Objects of various studies, these insects are famous for their behavior. According to the researchers, in fact, the males light up in synchrony to attract the attention of the females of their own species. be recognized to then be able to reproduce.
Inspired by these sparkling insects, the photographer Harun Mehmedinovic uses his surreal time-lapse techniques to document in a short film what he calls the "Firefly rave party", or the arrival in the Elkmont forest of thousands of fireflies.
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The short is called “Elkmont Symphony” and shows a real night show made of lights.
Males in love season flash their lights four to eight times in unison for about ten seconds, followed by eight to twelve seconds of darkness where females can respond with their lights, he explains. Mehmedinovic.
This type of insects to be able to mate must remain away from any type of light pollution, to prevent tourists from disturbing the fireflies, the National Park Service has put in place numerous restrictions and a complete ban on visiting the area during the love season and using torches.
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Dominella Trunfio
Photo: Harun Mehmedinovic
