7 Animals Radiating LightSome animals are created with a special ability so it looks different from most animals in general. Some of the following animals are animals capable of emitting light from its body so as to illuminate the surrounding area.
A. AnglerfishAnglerfish is a unique fish. His appearance as creepy glimpse of her body is round and who have a wide mouth and long curved fangs. Another characteristic is the angler fish light organ in a kind of "fishing line" at the top of the muzzle. Angler fish species, such as Thaumaticthys pagidostomus, having a light organ below the teeth. Angler fish have no swim bladder (due to the depth of the swim bladder or lungs) will be destroyed under the pressure of the sea, so fish that spend their entire lives at sea and never rises to the surface.
2. Family Chiroteuthis squid squidScientists discover new species of squid in the Indian Ocean. The discovery was reported by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature. The species is included in the family Chiroteuthid. Species that are found to have a length of about 70 cm has an organ that is able to emit light to scare their prey. According to the IUCN, this species is found in the steep part of the seabed.
3. Snails Hinea brasilianaUnique way to avoid the prey species of snails have also called Hinea brasiliana. These marine animals can give off light of its shell. Emitted light can suddenly it possible to shock predators that will attack him so that the snails have time to take cover in a shell.
4. FireflyThere are over 2,000 species of fireflies, which actually is the beetle wings. Mechanism of fireflies glow usually indicates some information such as their lifetime. Fireflies glow even when they are still a small larva. Blink their paleness, light lime acts as a warning to predators.
5. Jellyfish CombsComb jelly (Ctenophore) is a gentle creature like a jellyfish and sea anemones. They generally feed on microscopic plants and tiny sea animals. Most of capturing prey using tentacles (organ resembles the trunk) is sticky and can move in water like a rope tackle. In addition, nearly all comb jellies have special light-producing cells along the back of their bodies.
6. Worm BombThe new worm species found in the depths of the sea is unique because the body is able to reveal the light. Scientists said the worm could issue a rare "natural bomb" in the glow of his body. Because of its unique ability to get the worm's scientific name Swima bombiviridis. Karen Osborn and colleagues at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California, San Diego, reported finding seven new species of worm in the scientific journal Science.
7. KrillKrill are crustaceans like shrimp that can be found in all oceans of the world. They are eaten by many animals, including birds, whales, squid and the whale sharks. They are usually found in large groups, with more than 10,000 krill per cubic meter. The advantages of this krill that they can emit light from his body to scare predators.
