最新研究发现，云朵之间的相互交流，更像是夏日夜晚鸣叫的蟋蟀或是闪光的萤火虫之间的交流。
A new study has found that clouds "communicate" with each other, much like chirping crickets or flashing fireflies on a summer night.
去年，丘奇的研究团队通过自组装获得了合成核糖体，并产生了荧光素酶，这种蛋白质可以使萤火虫发光。
Though they haven’t published their results yet, last year his team got a synthetic ribosome to self-assemble and produce luciferase, the protein that makes fireflies glow.
从田纳西州流域到东南亚河岸，研究者们发现萤火虫的数量在明显减少。
From backyards in Tennessee to riverbanks in Southeast Asia, researchers said they have seen fireflies — also called glowworms or lightning bugs — dwindling in number.
StefanIneichen，一位在瑞士研究萤火虫的科学家，还办了一家收集目击萤火虫信息的网站。 他感慨道：“很清楚，萤火虫在变少。
"It is quite clear they are declining, " said Stefan Ineichen, a researcher who studies fireflies in Switzerland and runs a Web site to gather information on firefly sightings.
马来西亚森林研究所的科学家曾经摄制了每个月沿雪兰莪（马来西亚西部的州，首府沙阿兰）河行进的萤火虫的数量。
Scientists at the Forest Research Institute Malaysia have been photographing fireflies populations monthly along the Selangor River.
研究人员把假的萤火虫(一只发绿色闪光的LED)分别放在美味的蟋蟀和一类有毒的萤火虫(Ellychniacorrusca)旁边，然后释放一只跳蛛。
Researchers placed faux fireflies (a flashing green LED) next to either tasty crickets or a toxic firefly species (Ellychnia corrusca), and then released a jumping spider.
这篇研究报告的关键部分在于他们的观察对象是年轻的雌性“海底萤火虫”。
One key piece of their research is the flashing behavior observed in youngster marine fireworms.
这篇研究报告的关键部分在于他们的观察对象是年轻的雌性“海底萤火虫”。
One key piece of their research is the flashing behavior observed in youngster marine fireworms.
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