Chasing Fireflies

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Chasing and capturing fireflies is a simple joy of childhood. But for evolutionary entomologist Christopher Heckscher, that joy never left. He has been publishing papers on fireflies for almost 20 years but has never acknowledged that they have been designed by the Creator.

 

Fireflies are not actually flies. Rather, they are beetles (Coleoptera). Heckscher told the Smithsonian “finding [fireflies] inspires awe.&rdqu… More…