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Fireflies produce light without heat, with over 90 percent efficiency.

Why it is true

Fireflies produce light through a chemical reaction called bioluminescence, in which the enzyme luciferase acts on luciferin. Almost all energy is converted into light, with very little wasted as heat, unlike incandescent bulbs.

Source: Nature

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