[genus] Photuris is a genus of fireflies (beetles of the family Lampyridae) wherein are the ``femme fatale`` lightning bugs of North America. This common name refers to the fact that the females of these predatory beetles mimic the light signals of other firefly species` females, to attract, kill, and eat the males. Their flashing biolumine...
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[protocol] In computer networking, Photuris is a session key management protocol defined in RFC 2522. Photuris is the Latin name of a genus of fireflies native to North America that mimic the signals of other firefly species. The name was chosen as a reference to the (classified) FIREFLY key exchange protocol developed by the National Secur...
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(from the article `aggressive mimicry`) ...or it may be a species that the prey does not regard as threatening. An example in which the prey itself serves as the model can be seen in the ... Female fireflies of the genus Photurus lure males of other genera by imitating their flashing codes, then seize and eat them. A certain petal in .....
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