Bioluminescence Magic In The Ocean
07.09.2022Excerpt: What is bioluminescence? Bioluminescence is light produced or emitted by organisms through biochemical reactions, which acts as an alarm system when the organism is excited, disturbed or stimulated, with other uses including communications to other members of the species, to evade or warn predators and lure in prey. Bioluminescence is usually a blue greenish cold light – most marine organism are sensitive to mainly or only to light near the blue spectrum. Around 80% of marine animals living in the deep waters of about 200m to 1000m possess a form of bioluminescence, with the most remarkable bioluminescent aquatic creature being jellyfish. About 50% of jellyfish are bioluminescent and there are over 80 different species of bioluminescent jellyfish in oceans aroundRead more