Imagine walking through a forest at night and encountering a swarm of dancing lights floating in the air. It may look like magic, but it is one of the most astounding features of the natural world: bioluminescence. The flying flickers of light are a biochemical reaction exhibited by tiny fireflies, as they light up the night in their efforts to find a mate.
Bioluminescence is found throughout the animal kingdom and beyond, and the most extensive array of glow-in-the-dark creatures can be found in the ocean. Yet, interestingly, freshwater habitats have almost no bioluminescent organisms.
Although modern science has allowed us to explore the inner workings of how this incredible biology occurs, bioluminescence has been fascinating humans for thousands of years. References to natural creatures glowing in the dark appear in the…
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