Sunday, August 1, 2010

squid light, squid bright

Some species of squid, such as the Hawaiian bobtail squid, have a symbiotic relationship with luminescent bacteria. The bacteria colonize the light organ on the underside of the squid, which hides the squid's silhouette from predators that live on the ocean floor.

I learned this from The Cephalopoda and National Geographic.

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