Steven Strogatz has studied (and to a large extent popularized) mathematical models of synchronization of fireflies (and many other things). Here's an interest

Steven Strogatz has studied (and to a large extent popularized) mathematical models of synchronization of fireflies (and many other things). Here's an interesting TED talk by him about synchronization in general: http://www.ted.com/talks/steven_strogatz_on_sync.html http://www.ted.com/talks/steven_strogatz_on_sync.html