2 Almost three centuries later, Gaius Plinius Secundus, a Roman author, conducted an in-depth study on bioluminescence. He discovered many animals that had illuminating capacity such as purple ...

Meanwhile, other organisms, such as certain jellyfish and worms, deploy bioluminescence as a defense mechanism, releasing glowing particles to confuse and deter predators. Certain species of squid ...

These cnidarians are famous for their stinging abilities. The intensity of the sting varies by species. Some jellyfish can also generate their own light, called bioluminescence – further adding to ...

Bioluminescent organisms produce and radiate light. There are thousands of bioluminescent animals, including species of fishes, squid, shrimps and jellyfish. The light these creatures emit is created ...

The spectacle of thousands of jellyfish at Hobart's waterfront dock may be breathtaking, but a leading scientist has warned ...

From the ghostly glow of bioluminescent species like Aequorea victoria to the towering tentacles of the lion’s mane jellyfish, each species reveals a unique facet of nature’s ability to adapt ...

These particular jellyfish ... This species of squid only grows to three inches and has special light-producing organs called ...

Why it's awesome: Earth's oceans are home to many secretive and unusual creatures that humans rarely see — including giant ...

The humble jellyfish is perhaps the most bioluminescent animal on the planet. It’s estimated that about half of the 2,000 or so known species exhibit some kind of glowing ability. The most ...

Tomopteris is a genus of plankton found across the world's oceans. While many plankton species are bioluminescent, Tomopteris is unique in emitting a rare yellow glow.

More than 90 species ... most bioluminescence is blue or green, some of these hunters, such as the loose-jaw dragonfish, use red light, which most deep-sea animals can’t see. The crown jellyfish ...