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mk  ·  4610 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Charcoal beatles can sense heat from 130km away
I agree. If a deer passed by at 100 yards, that signal would be overwhelmed. I would bet there was an unknown habitat closer to the fire.

But it also says "before the fire could be extinguished" and it burned for 2 days. it's not clear that they arrived the first day. The beetles might have picked up on the smoke by then, or the light at night.