Not to mention glowing bacteria. Indeed, of all the groups of organisms known to make light, more than four-fifths live in the ocean. So what is it about the ocean? That’s what I’ve come ...

This squid also has a symbiotic relationship with bioluminescent bacteria. The bacteria help hide the squid by making it ...

In New Orleans, a Loyola University professor has been creating original art out of glow-in-the-dark fish gut bacteria, enough to fill 1000 Petri dishes. Her first major foray into art was ...

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 ...

Bacteria can shine both on land and underwater. They can live independently in seawater or sand, or inside a bigger organism. For instance, bobtail squid host bioluminescent bacteria (Vibrio fischeri) ...

including bacteria, living near the surface — nocturnal scavengers that use their light displays for defense and in courtship. Bioluminescent creatures, including phytoplakton, squid ...