yenn: The NYT Slideshow on bioluminescence is amazing. In this image, “[t]he deep-sea shrimp (Acanthephyra purpurea) spews bioluminescence out of its mouth, like a fire-breathing dragon. The light serves to distract or temporarily blind a predator like this viper fish (Chauliodus danae).”

yenn:

The NYT Slideshow on bioluminescence is amazing. In this image, “[t]he deep-sea shrimp (Acanthephyra purpurea) spews bioluminescence out of its mouth, like a fire-breathing dragon. The light serves to distract or temporarily blind a predator like this viper fish (Chauliodus danae).”

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