21-04-2018 01:34 via edmontonjournal.com

Finding Edmonton's elusive firefly population

“The world of fireflies is filled with subterfuge,” jokes John Acorn, a naturalist with the University of Alberta, referring to a species of cannibalistic fireflies, not native to Alberta, that will mimic the amorous flickering light emitted from other fireflies to lure their unsuspecting cousins to an untimely demise.
Although with less machiavellian tendencies, Acorn says Edmontonians should be able to see fireflies within the city limits. However, the Edmonton urbanite firefly doe
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