Most of our planet’s bioluminescent creatures live in the oceans. And the deeper down we go, the more we are discovering!
- Firstly, let’s clear up any confusion about muddling bio-luminescence and bio-fluorescence with this helpful webpage from Luminescent Labs.
- This National Geographic video is about a team preparing to search for a giant squid, but has some illuminating examples of bioluminescence in the sea at night.
- Marine Biologist Edith Widder starts her TED talk by inviting us on a trip to an alien world; a place defined by light. And below is one of the images she’s captured – a bioluminescent midwater squid.
One day, we hope to discover life on other planets and moons. Jupiter’s moon Europa may have a hidden sea under its icy crust. Could it be home to alien bio-luminescent life forms? Sci-Fi artist Rob Powell imagines the possibilities with his image of a Europan Dragon – Dracolestia xengola!