Bat Signal: Lighting Bugs’ Glow Tells Bats They Taste Terrible

WASHINGTON (CBSDFW/AP) — Fireflies flash not just for sex, but survival, a new study suggests.
Scientists wanted to find out if there’s more to the lightning bug’s signature blinking glow than finding a mate. Some experts had speculated it was a glaring signal to predators, like bats, that fireflies taste bad.
To test out whether the glow acted like a flashing bad Yelp review, researchers at Boise State University put bats and fireflies in front of high-speed cameras. They publ