10 Animals That Glow in the Dark

Some animals produce their own light, no special effects involved. In certain cases, it helps them hunt or avoid predators.
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List of 7 Bioluminescent Animals that Glow in the Dark

Have you ever wondered how some animals glow in the dark? Bioluminescence is a natural ability in particular living creatures to produce light. It happens through a chemical reaction inside their ...
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From glowing corals to vomiting shrimp, animals have used bioluminescence to communicate for millions of years – here’s what scientists still don’t know about it

The bamboo coral _Isidella_ displaying bioluminescence in the Caribbean in 2009. Sönke Johnsen, CC BY-ND Our research focuses on octocorals – soft-bodied corals such as sea fans that have treelike ...
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The first glow-in-the-dark animals may have been ancient corals deep in the ocean

WASHINGTON — Many animals can glow in the dark. Fireflies famously blink on summer evenings. But most animals that light up are found in the depths of the ocean. In a new study, scientists report that ...
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This Glow-In-The-Dark Shark Is Real, But That's Not The Only Trick Up Its Sleeve

Animals have all sorts of methods to keep them safe and help them survive. There are animals that are so well camouflaged you'd never see them right in front of you, which helps them hide from ...
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Glow-in-the-Dark Sharks Light Up the Ocean With Tiny Organs On Their Skin

Glow-in-the-dark fish might seem like the result of a terrifying chemical spill or lab experiment, but there's a very normal scientific explanation for why the recently discovered Etmopterus lailae ...
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These ordinary animals secretly glow in the dark and scientists aren't sure why

These stunning photos show how some animals glow vivid shades of red, blue and green under ultraviolet light. The spectacle is known as bioluminescence and it occurs when higher-energy wavelengths of ...
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The first glow-in-the-dark animals may have been ancient corals deep in the ocean

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. WASHINGTON (AP) — Many animals can glow in ...