# How fireflies communicate

- Institution: TED
- Department: TEDxCU
- Speaker: Orit Peleg
- Year: 2023
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Society and politics
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/orit_peleg_how_fireflies_communicate)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

For millions of years, fireflies have spoken to each other with their dance of light, a romantic morse code that’s brightened our natural spaces. In this visual talk, scientist Orit Peleg takes us into the Great Smoky Mountains National Park to crack the code of flash synchronization, delving into the beauty and complexity of this mesmerizing choreography.

## Lectures

1. [How fireflies communicate](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/orit_peleg_how_fireflies_communicate/b0de0a119a34), 14 min (TED's player)