Fireflies
As I observed lightning bugs one summer I was impressed by the cadence of their flashes and tried to count the number of flashes that I could see. I never made it above 25. Can you guess how many are depicted here?
Source code: fireflies firefly
Built with Processing
Date: Oct 18, 2005
Instructions:
- Click inside applet to activate.
- Hold down any key to shed some light on the process.
Update: 3 AUG 2007
I just ran across this description of firefly behavior.