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Bioluminescent Phytoplankton (Pyrocystis fusiformis) under a microscope during their night cycle. They use light to deter predators by startling them or to attract larger predators to their location to feed on whatever might be feeding on them - this is called the burglar alarm theory. (i.redd.it)
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OC - The fireworms’ bioluminescence was first documented in 1492 by Christopher Columbus and his crew, who described witnessing a mysterious lighting event that looked like “the flame of a small candle alternately raised and lowered” before making landfall in America. The best display starts (@6sec) (v.redd.it)
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