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 ...

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) ...

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 ...

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

Whirlpools are mostly associated with death and danger on the high seas, but these glowing vortexes are working ... they efficiently trap cells, bacteria and other larger bioparticles found ...