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Why Does This Sea Glow in the Dark? | Untold Earth

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<em>Orfelia fultoni</em> are the only bioluminescent fly species in North America, and the larvae produce the bluest light in the insect world.
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Meet the Glowing 'Worms' of the American South

There is a lot to learn about Orfelia fultoni, the only bioluminescent fly in North America, but its larvae put on a show.
Maggie Gigandet August 18, 2023
Fireflies glow along Japan's Hino River some 450 miles west of Tokyo.
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How A ‘Firefly Course’ Is Saving Japan’s Favorite Glowing Insect

At the Moriyama City Firefly Forest Museum, nurturing Genji fireflies comes with homework.
Shoshi Parks July 25, 2023
Helensburgh Glowworm Tunnel.
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14 Places Brightened by Bioluminescence

Where nature puts on its very own light show.
Jonathan Carey June 5, 2023
Blue ghost fireflies (<em>Phausis reticulata</em>) zigzag through an Appalachian forest.
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Photographing Fireflies, a Love Story

An award-winning photographer shares what these bioluminescent insects have taught him—and how you can capture their beauty.
Emily Dieckman May 24, 2023
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Podcast: Milky Seas

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.
The Podcast Team February 10, 2022
Bioluminescent firefly squid.
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For a Brief, Shining Moment, These Bioluminescent Squid Are Sushi Stars

Hotaru ika are a glow-in-the-dark delicacy.
Diana Hubbell August 18, 2021
Bioluminescent waves crashed onto Venice Beach on May 6, while California was starting to relax shelter-in-place restrictions.
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The Dazzling Bioluminescence of Waves in California

As beaches started to reopen, locals came to see the light show from a distance.
Mario Koran May 8, 2020
Believe it or not, this picture was taken on land.
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A Wave of Colorful ‘Coral’ Fungi Is Washing Over Wales

The magenta-colored blooms are rare but easy to spot.
Sabrina Imbler November 26, 2019
Red <em>Noctiluca scintillans</em> leave neon trails along beaches near Taiwan’s Matsu Islands.
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China’s Bioluminescent Blue Tears Are Beautiful and Associated With Toxic Blooms

And scientists are making new discoveries about them using satellite imagery.
Jonathan Carey June 14, 2019
Bioluminescence from glowing plankton off Vaadhoo Island in the Maldives.
Vaadhoo, Maldives

Sea of Stars

Bioluminescence in the reefs of the Maldives causes the sea to glow like a starry night sky.
Oh, the things that hit our earholes.
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Overheard at Atlas Obscura in 2018

From bioluminescent fungus to random bone houses, here's what we talk about at the office.
Ella Morton December 27, 2018
Glowworms in Waipu Cave
Waipu, New Zealand

Waipu Caves

A galaxy of glowworms—larvae of a gnat—hides deep in the belly of these caves.
Helensburgh Glowworm Tunnel.
Helensburgh, Australia

Glowworm Tunnel

An abandoned railroad tunnel is now filled with bioluminescent bugs.
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Wishlist: A Bioluminescent Nightlight

BioPop's Dino Sphere is powered by living algae.
Eric Grundhauser January 17, 2018
The firefly squid lives up to its name.
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If You Live in the Ocean, Odds Are You're Glowing Right Now

Bioluminescence is the lingua franca of life in the seas, both shallow and deep.
Samir S. Patel April 12, 2017
A nuclear-powered submarine conducting a emergency surfacing, 1978
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How the Navy Tried to Turn Bioluminescence Against the Soviets

They spent decades on it.
Sarah Laskow January 13, 2017
An official pin for proud members of the Sigma Firefly Scientists Club. (The tail glows in the dark.)
insects

For Decades, the Ultimate Midwestern Summer Job Was Headhunting Fireflies

The good old days of firefly hunting featured branded merch, 10-year-old kingpins, and a certain disregard for ecology.
Cara Giaimo August 3, 2016