大多数萤火虫具有翅，有别于同科的其他发冷光的昆虫，比如一般被称作发光虫的昆虫。
Most fireflies are winged, which distinguishes them from other luminescent insects of the same family, commonly known as glowworms.
在炎热的夏夜，每只萤火虫都以其亚种特有的方式发光。
At hot summer nights, each firefly flashes its light in a pattern unique to its subspecies.
他们从萤火虫和海洋荧光细菌中提取基因，并对它们进行了修改，可以很容易地添加到其他生物体中，使它们发光。
They took genes from fireflies and bioluminescent marine bacteria and modified them that can be easily added to other organisms to make them glow.
它们还从称为虫黄藻(zooxanthellae)的共生藻(symbiotic algae)中吸收营养素，虫黄藻还赋予珊瑚明亮发光的各种颜色。
They also receive nutrients from symbiotic algae known as zooxanthellae which also give coral their bright glowing colours.
这些是荧光的色素细胞，它们在黑暗中像萤火虫一样发光。
These are bioluminescent chromatophores, and they glow in the dark like fireflies.
在萤火虫腹部下面有专门发光的器官。
Fireflies have dedicated light organs that are located under their abdomens.
萤火虫在黑暗中闪闪发光。
每一种萤火虫都有自己的发光代码，这样可以帮助它们在同类中求偶。
Each type of firefly has its own flashing code. This helps males and females find mates of the same species.
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.
它们像萤火虫一样发光，并用光作为防御机制，进行交流和观察。
They produce light similar to a firefly and use it as a defence mechanism, to communicate and to see.
尽管刚开始蜘蛛对两种生物都会进行攻击，但那些追捕萤火虫的很快学会了避免捕食发光led。
Though the spiders initially attacked both insects, those that went after the fireflies quickly learned to avoid the flashing LED.
萤火虫是有翅膀的昆虫，会通过一种叫做生物体之发光的化学进程从腹部释放出一种绿色的夺目光芒。
Fireflies are winged beetles and give off a green luminous glow from chemicals in their lower abdomen in a process called bioluminescence.
那时候的夏季﹐天空更是蔚蓝，梧桐在阳光下微笑，炎炎夏日昏昏沉沉地过去，夹杂其间的是柔如丝绒的夜晚﹐卧室窗外﹐萤火虫闪烁发光。
The summer sky was bluer then, the sycamores smiled in the sun, and the hot days drowsed by, punctuated with velvet evenings when fireflies flashed outside my bedroom window.
荣誉就像是萤火虫，远看闪闪发光，但近看既没有热，也不发光。
Glories like glowworms, a far off shine bright, but looked to near, have neither heat nor light.
荣誉就像萤火虫，远看闪闪发光，近看既没热也没光。
Glories like glowworms, afar off shine bright, but looked to near, have neither heat nor light.
萤火虫属于有翼甲虫类，在晚上它们通过腹部的化学物质放出绿色光亮。科学家一般称这一过程为“生物发光”。(实习编辑：顾萍)。
Fireflies are winged beetles and give off a green luminous glow from chemicals in their lower abdomen at night. And scientists call this process as bioluminescence.
其他的萤火虫问他为什么不发光了？
该仪器采用氙灯作为激发光源，结合光纤传感和CCD技术，实现了对吡虫啉杀虫剂的快速测定。
The instrument makes use of xenon lamp as excitation light and combines with fiber-optical sensing and CCD technology to implement rapid determination of imidacloprid.
萤火虫的生命很短暂，只有20天，但他们在短暂的生命了尽情的发光发亮。
The lives of fireflies are very short, just 20 days. They dedicate all the light in their lives.
因此，发光的好处与代价取决于萤火虫的可口性。
Thus, the costs and benefits of flashing may depend on the prevalence of firefly palatability.
这种萤火虫有一种内部“传感器”，附近有伙伴儿亮起来了，它们就会在最短的时间内发光回应。
This species of fireflies has an internal "sensor" that let's them know when a nearby firefly has lit, in which they respond with their own light as quickly as possible.
这种萤火虫有一种内部“传感器”，附近有伙伴儿亮起来了，它们就会在最短的时间内发光回应。
This species of fireflies has an internal "sensor" that let's them know when a nearby firefly has lit, in which they respond with their own light as quickly as possible.
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