Bioluminescence as a defense mechanism: Study reveals dinoflagellate plankton glow to prevent predators from eating them

(Natural News) That beautiful glow you see on beaches at night may actually be the biological equivalent of warning sirens, according to a new study. In a study published in the journal Current Biology and supported by the Swedish Research Council, researchers found that for at least one dinoflagellate species (Lingulodinium polyedra), bioluminescence functions as...

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