This glow can help scare off predators or draw in prey. Found in oceans across the globe, jellyfish like these are some of the most well-known glowing sea creatures.

It floats through the dark ocean, turning inside out to confuse predators. Its ghostly movements and scary appearance easily place it among the sea’s creepiest creatures. Photo Credits: Canva ...

Anglerfish. Photo by arhnue, via Unsplash Perhaps the most iconic bioluminescent creature, the anglerfish is a master of deception in the deep sea. Female anglerfish sport a modified dorsal spine that ...

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The deep sea represents the largest habitat on Earth and houses the greatest diversity of bioluminescent organisms. In these lightless depths where sunlight cannot penetrate, approximately 90% of ...

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The giant Gippsland earthworm of Australia can grow to be nearly 10 feet long, for example, while worms in the Chaetopteridae family glow in the dark, and bloodworms are venomous devourers of flesh.

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