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7/21/13

Firefly Squid


This image recently went viral on all over the social media and image sharing websites including Reddit, Pinterest, Stumble and a few others. These glowing blue creatures are actually known as Glowing Firefly Squids and considered to be the most beautiful creature of marine life on earth.  The scientific name of Firefly Squid is Watasenia Scintillans, its considered cephalopod and is around three inches long on average. The reason behind glowing a beautiful blue color is its body covered with photophores and by glowing light it actually communicate with other Firefly Squids.

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