Help us Record Firefly Flashes ✨

Firefly flashes are amazing ❤️ During mating season, fireflies gather in groups and flash their species-specific flash pattern. To better understand these communication signals, we developed a method to record flash displays in three dimensions, using pairs of cameras with 360 degrees of view (stereo-recoding, more info at www.peleglab.com). Our method has the potential to provide new insights into firefly behavior (see recent Quanta Magazine story), and serve as a monitoring tool for firefly conservation (see IUCN red-list of threatened firefly species). 

And, you can help! Have you seen fireflies around your neighborhood? If you are willing to go back to that spot, we will send you a kit (two cameras, tripods, and a hard drive*), and ask you to upload the data to the hard drive. The method is easy - you just need to go out to the fireflies, place the two cameras and press record! 💪We will take care of the rest (process the recording and extracting firefly flashes). 

*Pending availability

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Have you seen fireflies around your place of residence? *
Where was the location you saw the fireflies? 
Any information would be useful! From "around mid-town Tucson AZ"  to "I know exactly the coordinates it was 41°24'12.2″N 2°10'26.5″E" 
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When did you see the fireflies? 
Any information would be useful! From "around mid-summer"  to "July 25th 2022" 
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Could you describe your firefly-watching experience? 
What stood out? What stuck with you? Your testimonial is greatly appreciated! ❤️
Do you happen to already have two GoPro cameras?  *
Will you be willing to help us record firefly flashes? 
Either with your own cameras, if you have them, otherwise we will send you a camera kit. We really appreciate your willingness to help ❤️
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First Name  *
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Contact email *
Thank you so much! 
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