Thanks to a rather silly kids TV programme, "Barney's Latin America" I now know about the sea fire fleas or Photeros annecohenae a type of Ostracode Crustaceans.
These tiny creatures make vivid light by mixing two chemicals which is used to attract mates and to scare off predators.
Reference:
Insect Behavioral Ecology '85
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Monday, 17 October 2011
Sea Firefleas
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crustaceans,
sea
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