#bioluminescence — Public Fediverse posts

🪱 NEW: Researchers in #Vienna found that the jaws of the ragworm 'Perinereis cultrifera' are made of #proteins bonded with metal ions including #zinc, producing a #material hard like metal yet elastic like #polymer.

Other bristle #worms swim backwards without turning, see in #ultraviolet, and detach rear ends that swim to the surface to spawn.

👉 https://knowablemagazine.org/content/article/living-world/2026/bristle-worms-are-super-weird

#polychaetes #marinebiology #metals #evolution #ocean #zoology #robotics #bioluminescence #invertebrates #science #nature #wildlife

🕷 NEW: On an Australian #research expedition, marine biologist Jérôme Mallefet tested thousands of deep-sea specimens for light production in a darkroom aboard a research vessel.

Two giant sea #spider species, Colossendeis tasmanica and C. minor, glowed along the undersides of their legs when chemically stimulated. The researchers suspect the trait may be borrowed from #anemones the spiders eat, or used to find #prey.

👉 https://www.sciencenews.org/article/deep-sea-spiders-glow-bioluminescence

#bioluminescence #deepsea #ocean #marinebiology #biology #science #nature #animals #australia #discovery #wildlife #stem

The bioluminescence is mostly confined to the spiders' legs, suggesting a dietary trigger

https://www.sciencenews.org/article/deep-sea-spiders-glow-bioluminescence

#biology #science #spiders #bioluminescence

Inktober day 4: murky

#inktober #inktober2025 #ink #pen #art #traditionalart #anglerfish #fish #sea #deepsea #bioluminescence

The Sports Cars of Worms https://deepseanews.com/2024/02/the-sports-cars-of-worms/

"#Tomopterids are #pelagic #polycheates (segmented #worms) with paddle-like parapodia that propel them through the water column... They are voracious #predators, using their speed and agility to capture and consume a variety of midwater organisms... Tomopterids are one of a few organisms observed spewing yellow bioluminescent mucous"

#DeepSea #Animals #Invertebrates #Mesopelagic #TwighlightZone #Bioluminescence

Meet the Glowing 'Worms' of the American South

These is a lot to learn about Orfelia fultoni, the only bioluminescent fly in North America, but its larvae put on a show.#caves #animals #insects #wildlife #bioluminescence #summerofwonder2023 #summer #section-Articles
Meet the Glowing 'Worms' of the American South