#bioluminescence

Source: Nativeplants garden — CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons The Firefly: Living Light and the Mathematics of Synchrony On a warm summer night, thousands of fireflies flash in synchrony across a Tennessee

There are wonderful and impressive creatures on earth and, especially in the depths of the seas and oceans, I am a fan of the sea and although I have no formal studies in oceanography I try to be always

The world of marine life is full of amazing creatures, and the Orafish is definitely one of the most unique and fascinating species. If you're not familiar with Orafish, you're in for a treat. Orafish

It is such a treat to have the Ocean as a playground. Took the family for a late trip to the see to see the bioluminescent plankton there. You may be able to faintly see it on the vid but you can hear

Remember the joyous moment of playing and chasing with the fireflies during summer at night? Just as stars flicker in the night sky, this mysterious little insect also flickers on the earth’s chest during

Our understanding of the basic blocks of life is so advanced that we can introduce or take away traits from plants and animal species. Of course, if used for nefarious purposes, that is just horrible.

El mundo está lleno de color y todo gracias a la luz. Este complejo elemento, se nos muestra de apariencia blanca, sin embargo, es conocido que en él se encuentran todos los colores que somos capaces de

Alguna vez te imaginaste como seria bañarse en un mar estrellado al llegar el anochecer, o poder pasear por toda la orilla de una playa estrellada. fuente: Ya puedes dejar de imaginarlo, esa experiencia

What an amazing universe we inhabit. Via: Minds.com A place for Like-Minded People .....

Kayaking on the Puget Sound during sunset. We were out on the water until midnight to see the bioluminescence glowing in the water. I wasn't able to capture the magic of the glowing water as much as I

Some jellyfish shine in the dark. Most jellyfish use their "lights" as a defense against predators. Photo: Guillaume Grousset

In the deep, dark ocean, many sea creatures make their own light for hunting, mating and self-defense. Bioluminescence expert Edith Widder was one of the first to film this glimmering world.

Just a few meters below the waves, marine biologist and explorer-photographer David Gruber discovered something amazing — a surprising new range of sea creatures that glow in many colors in the ocean's

The lampirids are a family of polyphagous coleoptera that includes the insects known as fireflies, light bugs, isondus, cucuyos and light worms, all known for their bioluminescence (emit light). You can

Introduction A bioluminescent Jellyfish Image Source What if we have our own source of light that we may never come to think about where to look for a source? What if we want to travel amidst the night?

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Introduction A Jellyfish exhibiting bioluminescence Image courtesy of Chris Favero; image source: Flickr Imagine a dark world! No light to no sight.

When we think of bioluminescence, the ability of a living creature to "light" itself or with the help of a symbiote, we usually recall a firefly, but in the nature there are many fascinating

Luciferase is a generic term for the class of oxidative enzymes that produce bioluminescence, and is usually distinguished from a photoprotein. The name was first used by Raphaël Dubois who invented the