6.17.2009

in sync

While doing an Internet search earlier today- I found this.

Isn't it pretty? I wish it was in better quality...but still.

"I am sure you are aware of this, but just in case, there is a type of group synchrony lightning bug inside the Great Smoky Mountain National Park near Elkmont, Tennessee. These bugs "start up" in mid June at 10 pm nightly. They exhibit 6 seconds of total darkness; then in perfect synchrony, thousands light up 6 rapid times in a 3 second period before all going dark for 6 more seconds." Steven Strogatz, Cornell mathematician.

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