Biolumenisence

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Biolumenisence is the property of some chemicals to produce light in the presence of an oxidising agent.

The classic example of Biolumenisence is the Firefly. The lightbug. A tiny insect found mostly between the tropics that produces flashes of light with every breath.

Wikipedia entry http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bioluminescence

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