Scientists working in waters off California have captured deep-sea jellyfish relatives waving little spikes that glow red.
RED ROVER. One of the siphonophores (above) of genus Erenna, which has no eyes itself, flickers with little red lights among its stinging tentacles (below). Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute
Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute
In the black ocean depths, plenty of creatures glow, but most of those that had been examined shine in blues and greens, says Steven H.D.
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