From their bioluminescent blue light to their needle-like teeth, these deep-sea fish are like vampires; they're born for life in the dark. Heck, even vampires might be scared of these creepy ocean ...
The flashlight fish is not alone in using bacteria as light factories. Similar organs housing bioluminescent bacteria are found in deep sea anglerfishes and ponyfishes, too. In fact, a 2016 study ...
Its flexible neck allows it to bend its head back and stick out the lower jaw to reach out and grab fish, squid and crustaceans. Many deep-sea creatures give out blue ... extend from its head and end ...
It has bioluminescent organs called photophores that produce flashes of light and prefers free-floating debris from the surface to blood. Look, here comes a blobfish! This thrilling deep-sea fish ...
Bioluminescent creatures, including phytoplakton, squid, shrimp, and some fish are found throughout marine habitats, from the ocean surface to the deep sea floor. Today, the glimmering power of ...
Lanternfish are one of many animals that light up the ocean with their glowing bodies. Watch fish expert Ollie Crimmen explain more about these deep-sea dwellers. Lanternfishes have light-producing ...
Glowworms and certain deep-sea fish species are some of the creatures capable of producing and emitting light. But the firefly is probably the Earth's most famous bioluminescent species.
Professor Sophie Scott is joined by James Maclaine, a Curator of fish from the Natural History Museum, who shows her a number of deep sea fish and explains how they use light to communicate in ...
One deep-sea goblin shark found by a team from the Australian Museum in 2015 was bright pink, for instance. Scientists are still uncovering new shark species. In fact, the glow-in-the-dark kitefin ...