Deceptive Seduction by <i>Femme Fatale</i> Fireflies and Its Avoidance by Males of a Synchronous Firefly Species (Coleoptera: Lampyridae) by Yara Maquitico, Jazmín Coronado, Andrea Luna, Aldair Vergara, Carlos Cordero

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<i>Photuris lugubris</i> Female Fireflies Hunt Males of the Synchronous Firefly <i>Photinus palaciosi</i> (Coleoptera: Lampyridae) by Yara Maquitico, Aldair Vergara, Ilana Villanueva, Jaime Camacho, Carlos Cordero

“…<i>Femmes fatales</i> (<i>Ff</i>) are female fireflies that hunt and feed on the males of other firefly species that they attract by responding with glows or flashes to their bioluminescent signals. …”
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