LINK: audio from WNYC's radiolab on emergence →
I first listened to this episode of radio lab probably three years ago and have since heard it more than a dozen times and it remains my favorite. Included in the episode is a bit about fireflies in Thiland which sync their flashing until they are all in unison. Order it seems created out of nothing.
Random flight of Pteroptyx males, taken from firefly trees in Thailand and releases in a darkened bangkok hotel room left streaks visible in this time-exposure photo.
Scientific American, May 1976
Synchronous Display of male fireflies in a “firefly tree” in Southeast Asia
Scientific American, May 1976
