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Bioluminescent Organisms |
“Of all the luminous organisms in the sea, only a few are thought to use light to lure prey, and fewer still have been known to make red light.”
Benttooth Bristlemouth, see fish . . .
Bioluminescence, examples: “In the oceans, bioluminescence is the rule, not the exception.”
Bioluminescence overview: “Bioluminescence is light produced by a chemical reaction within an organism.”
Birds (owls, esp. barn owls), see Min Min Light
Cuttlefish, bioluminescent
Dinoflagellates “ . . . exist continuously in a dynamic fluid environment.”
Earthworm bioluminescence
Fish, bioluminescent
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Lightning Bugs, see fireflies
Min Min Light, a book review: “What does a barn owl have in common with mysterious lights with names like Min Min, Will o’ the Wisp, and Jack o’ Lantern? Everything.” Jonathan Whitcomb reviews the book, The Min Min Light, The Visitor Who Never Arrives, by F. F. Silcock.
Octopus, bioluminescent
Owls, glowing, see Min Min Light
Pettigrew, Professor: another idea on mysterious lights in Australia
Phosphorescent seas, see Dinoflagellates
Pterosaurs, bioluminescent, see also Ropen
Red Tides, see Dinoflagellates
Refraction, see Pettigrew
Ropen: a pterodactyl-like creature in Papua New Guinea, esp. Umboi Is. see also Bioluminescence overview
Silcock, see Min Min Light
Will o’ the Wisp, see Min Min Light
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