why do fire flies glow at night
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Fireflies produce a chemical reaction inside their bodies that allows them tolight up. This type of light production is called bioluminescence. ... When oxygen combines with calcium, adenosine triphosphate (ATP) and the chemical luciferin in the presence of luciferase, a bioluminescent enzyme, light is produced.
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The Fireflies glow in night because a type of chemical reaction take place at nightnamed bioluminescence.The enzyme luciferase acts on the luciferin, in the presence of magnesium ions, ATP , and oxygen to produce light(luciferin that undergoes oxidation in the presence of air and an enzyme.
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