TOYAMA: Firefly squid spark battle for tourists (http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/0-0&fd=R&url=http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200704030076.html&cid=0&ei=5yQSRpr5CJLSqQPFxvjgAw)
Asahi Shimbun, Japan - 7 hours ago
About 6 centimeters long, a firefly squid has about 1000 light-emitting organs across its body. The eerie blue lights protect it from predators, ...


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I wonder why we don't post about these ourselves more often: they are fabulous little creatures.

And they're the only known ceph with color vision!

coooooooooool!

J