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Fireflies use flashes as mating signals. The flashes that you see in your yard are generally from males looking for females. They flash a specific pattern while they fly, hoping for a female reply. ... They will engage in this twinkling “conversation” until the male locates the female and they mate.![](https://images.theconversation.com/files/285229/original/file-20190723-11339-cn9hly.jpg?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&q=45&auto=format&w=1000&fit=clip)