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Bioluminescent Insects Glowing in the Darkness

Bioluminescent insects certainly look like they have more fun than other bugs – but don’t most bright things bedazzle human eyes? To many, they’re poetic examples of nature’s spectacular qualities, though if you were a more humble critter you might think fireflies and glow worms just a bit too flash. So are lightning bugs and their like all show and no go, or do they have the substance to back up all that style? And how do you tell who’s who amidst all the glitz?

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The Aurora Beneath the Waves: a Brief Glimpse at the World of Bioluminescence

As the sun is setting, people gather at beaches around the world, waiting for the ocean to come alive with displays of bioluminescence. But while they are drinking in the beauty of this living light, few know of the drama of life and death that unfolds every night at the surface of the ocean…

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10 Most Diabolical Fish On Earth

On the one hand, fish are inoffensive creatures. Wet, slimy, and not especially gifted in the brain cell department, the majority aren’t much to worry about unless they’re getting overcooked on the barbecue. Yet on the other hand there are a few species that are slightly more loathsome to our palates. These are creatures straight out of our nightmares – some more fangs than fish; others that look like they’ve barely swum out of the primeval sludge. Brace yourself.

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Introducing Natural Glow-in-the-Dark Water!

Deep in a mangrove swamp on the island of Viques, in Puerto Rico a fish moves. Bioluminescent wave image by Flickr user msauder Eerie blue and green glows swirl and light up the water like an underwater aurora borealis and then disappear into the blackness. This is no normal [...]

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