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The ultra-black Pacific blackdragon forms a circular shape with its body.
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The Ultra-Black Pacific Blackdragon

The ultra-black Pacific blackdragon (Idiacanthus antrostomus) is the...
A shimmering bobtail squid.
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Bobtail Squid Shimmers

Within hours of birth, the Hawaiian bobtail squid attracts bioluminescent bacteria,...
a light painted image of a red and white squid
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Light Painting of a Jellyfish

What does a bioluminescent creature that lives more than 2 miles below the surface...
A photo of a sea walnut, a ctenophore.
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Sea Walnut (Mnemiopsis leidyi)

This ctenophore (a stingless jellyfish-like animal) is native to the east coast of...
Elephant seals' eyes are specialized to dim light and, in particular, to light at the wavelength of 485 nm -- which is the same wavelength given off by the bioluminescent lanternfish that are the seals' main prey.
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Elephant Seals Laze on the Beach

These southern elephant seals (Mirounga leonina) may look like beach bums, but when...
A photo of a squid using bioluminescence to hide in the deep sea.
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Midwater Squid, Abralia veranyi

Glowing photophores are visible on this midwater squid (Abralia veranyi) viewed...
A photo of a lanternfish with its nasal light organ illuminated.
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Lanternfish

This lanternfish (Diaphus sp.), found in the Red Sea, has light-producing...
A photograph of a bright blue-speckeled dinoflagellate bioluminescing at night.
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Bioluminescing Dinoflagellate

Sunset? Time to glow! A biological clock triggers bioluminescence in the...
Artist Shih Chieh Huang's creations are often composed of lights, computer parts, and plastic refuse.
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Artist Shih Chieh Huang

Artist Shih Chieh Huang assembling one of his installations. Huang was a...
An illustration of a deep-sea dragonfish.
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Deep-Sea Dragonfish

The deep-sea dragonfish (Stomiidae), also called the barbeled dragonfish, uses it's...
“Upon returning from the reef after a night dive, I swam toward a bright reflection and came eye-to-eye with this beautiful, curious squid.” -- Nature's Best photographer Charles Viggers.Equipment Used to Capture the Shot: Nikon D700; 105mm ƒ/2.8 lens
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Squid at Sunset Reef Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands

“Upon returning from the reef after a night dive, I swam toward a bright...
Tropical hatchetfish, like the one shown in this X-ray photograph, live in the dark depths of the ocean. Like many other deep-sea fishes, they have large eyes and bioluminescent spots on their bellies.
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X-Ray Image of a Tropical Hatchetfish

Tropical hatchetfish (Argyropelecus lychnus), like the one shown in this X-ray...

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