Fireflies and Human Erections

Lessons the Teacher Never Taught You

 Who doesn’t love fireflies?

You might even know something about them:

·        That their lights attract mates

·        That different types of fireflies recognize each other by emitting flashes with different frequencies and duration

·        That like spiders, some types of female fireflies devour their mates

·        That some types of female fireflies imitate the flash characteristics of different types of fireflies (so as to lure, catch, and eat them)

But did the teacher ever tell you that the key chemical involved in controlling firefly flashes is nitric oxide – the very chemical that enables human erections?

Can you imagine their ecstasy?

For a more poetic and sublime view of fireflies, click on this link to another Cyber Tunnel 


Or on this link for

The Ecstasy of Gnats