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| | A miserable fog of pollution from forest fires in Indonesia has struck. At the tip-top of the list of wildlife most affected by the smoke and smog are the most famous insects in Malaysia: a colony of fireflies that twinkle like merry Christmas lights. For tourists, no trip to Malaysia is considered complete without a nighttime canoe jaunt to see the fireflies near the mouth of the Selanfor river. Some people now fear that the blinking bugs may be nothing more than a distant memory because of the forest fire pollutants, hurting Malaysia's tourism in the process. The haze itself has put a virtually halt to the mating rituals of the fireflies, which is the reason for the blinking and twinkling of the tiny fliers. The fireflies apparently are still there, and living. But, they are not enthusiastic about mating or blinking in the forest fire fog. By not mating at full force in 2006, experts predict that the population of these insects will slump. |
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Malaysia is not a country I know much about, but it turns out
tourists love it for Malaysia's most famous insects, a colony glowing of fireflies - many tourists take a
night canoe ride to see the twinkling fireflies near the mouth of the
Selangor river. But due to recent pollution in Malaysia firefly
colonies are not twinkling as much any more, and Malaysian authorities
are concerned.
