BETA
Chapter 1
The chemistry of living light
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Chapter 2
Glowing bays and beaches
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Chapter 3
Monsters of the deep ocean
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Chapter 4
Milky seas and giant glows
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YOUR GOAL
Master of The glowing seas
Ch 3 · Monsters of the deep ocean
artiteacher Sort glowing deep-sea pals to learn how bioluminescence helps them survive.
artiteacher Deep Sea Bioluminescence
Make it glow, make it glow! Living lights way down below!
artiteacher Many mid-water animals use glowing bellies to blend in with sunlight filtering from above.
artiteacher The stoplight loosejaw is one of the few deep-sea fish that can produce and see red light.
Fun Fact
Red light: The stoplight loosejaw fish uses red bioluminescence like a sniper's night-vision goggles, illuminating prey that cannot see red light.
Glossary
anglerfish (noun)
Any of various marine fishes of the order Lophiiformes, typically having a large mouth and a lure-like appendage on the head. In 2014, MBARI researchers filmed this deep-sea fish using its glowing lure off Monterey.
Any of various marine fishes of the order Lophiiformes, typically having a large mouth and a lure-like appendage on the head. In 2014, MBARI researchers filmed this deep-sea fish using its glowing lure off Monterey.
Quiz
What is the primary purpose of counterillumination in marine animals like the hatchetfish?