Evolutionary BiologybioRxiv
Beetle bioluminescence outshines aerial predators
G. S. Powell, N. A. Saxton, Y. Pacheco…·S. M. Bybee
The paper estimates the timing of bioluminescence origins in fireflies and terrestrial beetles, finding they predate aerial predators and suggest terrestrial predators drove the evolution of bioluminescence.
DOI 10.1098/rspb.2022.0821