Philip Laurent wrote in Science in 1917 about a phenomenon he saw in Southeast Asia: "Some twenty years ago I saw, or thought I saw, a synchronal or simultaneous flashing of fireflies. I could hardly believe my eyes, for such a thing to occur among insects is certainly contrary to all natural laws."
Joy Adamson wrote in 1961 about an African version of the same phenomenon: "A great belt of light, some ten feet wide, formed by thousands upon thousands of fireflies whose green phosphorescence bridges the shoulder-high grass ...One is left wondering what means of communication they possess which enables them to coordinate their shining as though