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Utilizan esta brillante alquimia interna para comunicarse, ahuyentar a los depredadores y danzar en la noche. En concreto, los machos del g\u00e9nero <em>Photinus<\/em> son conocidos por emitir patrones de destellos amarillos o amarillo verdosos distintivos mientras vuelan para cortejar a las silenciosas hembras que esperan abajo. Estos escarabajos radiantes prosperan en ambientes de alta humedad, estableciendo sus hogares en sotobosques h\u00famedos, hojarasca abundante y los bordes exuberantes de los arroyos donde los densos bosques secundarios de frondosas se encuentran con los claros. 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