Structural Adaptations of the Toxic Disco Clam!

Posted: January 7, 2015 in nature, science

“Using the snotty strobe lights in its mouth, this deepwater mollusk can fend off hungry predators as mighty as the mantis shrimp.” Click here for more information about this beautiful bivalve!

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The light is actually from highly reflective silica spheres, not bioluminescence! Click on the photo for a video.

Screen Shot 2015-01-07 at 4.24.18 PM(photos via Lakshmi Sawitri)

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