The activity of "releasing 50,000 fireflies" was questioned. What ecological problems will commercial fireflies bring?

In front of Xuzhou aquarium, a show? Release fireflies? The incident triggered a conflict between tourists and organizers. The event announced that 50,000 fireflies would be released, but tourists thought that the number of fireflies released was insufficient, and then asked for a refund. ? Release 50 thousand fireflies? The activity was questioned. What ecological problems will commercial fireflies bring?

1, official response

In response, the exhibition hall of Xuzhou Aquarium responded that the fireflies in the incident were artificially propagated, and some tourists had refunded that night. At present, the activity has been stopped. Fu Xinhua, a professor at Huazhong Agricultural University, believes that there are ecological problems in commercial firefly release activities, which are not as romantic as they seem.

2. What ecological problems will commercial fireflies bring?

Various commercial catching, selling and flying activities of fireflies are common, but I don't know that this fairy with lanterns is really weak and has extremely high requirements for the living environment. So, a lot of people do it for? Romantic? Those who take them home will eventually find that these poor little things will not live for five days, and commercial flying activities such as grounding in Haikou, which are not habitat, will only kill tens of thousands of fireflies overnight, which is heartbreaking.

3. Why do fireflies glow?

Fireflies can emit light: their bodies have their own luminous cells, which contain two substances, fluorescein and luciferase. When fireflies produce luciferase, fluorescein is catalyzed to produce light. This chemical called luciferase acts as a switch to start this reaction. When fireflies produce luciferase, this reaction begins, and fireflies will shine.

Postscript: For friends who grew up in the countryside, fireflies are a part of precious childhood memories. For friends in the city, fireflies probably only exist in animation or imagination. My imagination of fireflies comes from the Japanese movie "The Forest of Fireflies", and fireflies have since become synonymous with romance.