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Raini Rippy
Have you heard of foxfire, faerie fire and will-o’-the-wisp? These terms often refer to fungal bioluminescence, a biochemical reaction in which chemical energy is converted into light energy. The word ‘foxfire’ is derived from French ‘faux fire,’ or false fire. In simple terms, bioluminescence is “living light.”
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