BY MONEYCONTROL NEWS MAY 23, 2024
Glowworm or glow-worm is the common name for various groups of insect larvae and adult larviform females that glow through bioluminescence.
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More than 18 genera of dinoflagellates are bioluminescent and the majority of them emit a blue-green light.
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The Anglerfish spreads light from the end of its rod like structure on forehead. This structure is inhabited by large no. of bioluminescent bacteria.
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Deep underwater, most jellyfish emit their own light, probably to scare or confuse their predators.
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Comb jellies don’t make their own light, but when their moving combs scatter the light, they create an underwater rainbow show.
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Tomopteris is a transparent holoplanktonic polychaete that emits a bright light.
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Many siphonophores are bioluminescent, glowing green or blue when disturbed.
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The color-changing bigfin reef squid can’t make their own light, but they do give off a surreal glow in the water, when the light touches them.
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Fireflies produce light in special organs in their abdomens by combining a chemical called luciferin.
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Flashlight fish have an organ beneath their eyes containing light-up bacteria. They can retract these organs or cover them with a flap of muscle to hide the light.
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In 2015, a team of researchers encountered a Hawksbill turtle whose brightly patterned shell appeared to be glowing red and green. They observed that it was reflecting the blue light.
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More than 90 species of fungus give off a glow, but ghost mushrooms are among the most psychedelic, with a soft green light bright.
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