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Showing posts with label Newport Beach. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Newport Beach. Show all posts
7/23/21
JET BLACK and BIOLUMINESCENT "FOOTBALL-LIKE" FISH WASHES ASHORE IN NEWPORT BEACH
SMITHSONIAN : DEEP SEA FOOTBALL LIKE FISH WASHES ASHORE INTACT see the photos of this black fish.
Only the FEMALES have bioluminescent aspect to lure fish into their mouths. It's highly unusual for this fish to show up ashore because it usually lives 3000 feet down.
EXCERPT: ... rare deep-sea fish with teeth resembling tiny shards of glass, a football-shaped body, and a long bioluminescent stalk on the top of its head washed ashore in California this week. The sea creature was later identified as a female Pacific football fish ....
4/28/20
BIOLUMINESCENT ALGAE MAKES SWIMMING DOLPHINS GLOW
DAILY MAIL SCIENCE : SWIMMING DOLPHINS BIOLUMINESCENT GLOW
Excerpt: According to Mr. (Patrick) Coyne, the footage was challenging to film and required the perfect conditions - with bioluminescence being both difficult to spot and inherently short-lived in nature.
The glowing effect, often referred to as 'the fire of the sea', is produced by microscopic, single-celled organisms known as dinoflagellates, specifically those of the species Noctiluca scintillans.
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Check out the amazing photos and video at the link. The photographer Patrick Coyne explains how difficult it was to film.
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