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  2. List of bioluminescent organisms - Wikipedia

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    Noctiluca scintillans, a bioluminescent dinoflagellate. Bioluminescence is the production of light by living organisms. This list of bioluminescent organisms is organized by the environment, covering terrestrial, marine, and microorganisms.

  3. Acanthephyra purpurea - Wikipedia

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    Acanthephyra purpurea, sometimes called the fire-breathing shrimp and deep-sea shrimp, [2] is a species of bioluminescent deep sea shrimp first described in 1881. [1] The species is known for 'vomiting' bioluminescent fluid when distressed, although the fluid likely originates from the hepatopancreas and not the stomach.

  4. Pyrosome - Wikipedia

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    The Bioluminescence Web Page; Divers with huge southern hemisphere pyrosomes; Millions of tropical sea creatures invade waters off B.C. coast; Researchers Investigate Explosion in the Number of Pyrosomes off Alaska; R R Helm (1 August 2013). "The 60 foot long jet powered animal you've probably never heard of". Deep Sea News.

  5. The Strawberry Squid: A Deep Ocean Dweller with a Unique ...

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    Like many creatures living in the deep ocean, the strawberry squid can light itself up using bioluminescence. The squid floats along the water upside down with one eye aimed at the ocean floor and ...

  6. Bioluminescence - Wikipedia

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    A deep sea anglerfish, Bufoceratias wedli, showing the esca (lure) Bioluminescence is used by a variety of animals to mimic other species. Many species of deep sea fish such as the anglerfish and dragonfish make use of aggressive mimicry to attract prey.

  7. The same species washed up on the state park’s shore two years ago, officials said.

  8. Life That Glows - Wikipedia

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    The programme features fireflies, who use light as a means of sexual attraction, luminous fungi, luminous marine bacteria responsible for the Milky seas effect, the flashlight fish, the aposematism of the Sierra luminous millipede, earthworms, and the bioluminescent tides created by blooms of dinoflagellates in Tasmania, as well as dolphins ...

  9. Deep-sea creature — able to glow in the dark — caught by ...

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    Deep below the surface of the South China Sea, a glow-in-the-dark creature swam through shadowy waters. Suddenly, something enveloped the sea creature and pulled it upward.