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Which insect have their own light {jugnu} and how is it possible that the insect glow

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Answered by jaimangaldorai
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Explanation:

The faint eerie glow of fireflies is a summer night staple, but the process that makes these insects light up is surprisingly sexy. There are more than 2,000 species of fireflies, or lightning bugs, and they are actually winged beetles.

Answered by sweetmadhu29
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Insects that  have their own light {jugnu} are called glow worms.Glow-worms belong to the family Lampyridae. The beetles in this group are commonly known as fireflies or lightning bugs.

Glow-worms aren't worms at all: they're beetles. They use their bioluminescent bodies to communicate with other beetles, in an attempt to attract a mate.

Generally, the term glow-worm is applied to species where adult females look like their larvae (known as larviform females), are wingless and emit a steady glow of light. Adult female glow-worms have a large, light-producing organ at the end of their abdomens. At night they use a bright, steady stream of yellowish-green light to attract flying males. During the day they burrow underground to avoid predators.Their lights are bioluminescent, which is the natural production of light by an organism created by a chemical reaction. In glow-worms, a molecule called luciferin is combined with oxygen to create oxyluciferin. A chemical reaction with the light-emitting enzyme luciferase produces their illuminations.

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