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Chromatophores from Hawaiian Bobtail Squid
Hawaiian bobtail squid are nocturnal predators, remaining buried under the sand during the day and coming out to hunt for shrimp at night near coral reefs. The squid have a light organ (chromatophore) on their underside that houses a colony of glowing bacteria (Vibrio fischeri). The squid uses this bacterial bioluminescence in a form of camouflage called counter-illumination, masking its silhouett…
Creator
- Macroscopic Solutions
Type of item
- Photograph
- Photograph
Creator
- Macroscopic Solutions
Type of item
- Photograph
- Photograph
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- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
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- Credit: Macroscopic Solutions
Source
- B0011103
Identifier
- B0011103
- vzhpa558
Providing country
- United Kingdom
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First time published on Europeana
- 2019-06-09T11:54:36.960Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2019-06-09T11:54:36.960Z