This millipede (Motyxia sequoiae) is one of only eight bioluminescent millipede species - out of 12,000 species worldwide. All eight glowing species live in three adjacent counties in south central California. They emit a greenish-blue light that intensifies when they’re disturbed.
This model (about 18x life size) can be seen in Creatures of Light.
Photo by Denis.
For part 2 (of 3) of #bioluminescentthursday: time-lapse photos of fireflies by Tsuneaki Hiramatsu. Another great set found on But Does It Float.
First up on #bioluminescentthursday amnhnyc:
Dinoflagellates are single-celled organisms that flash on contact and shine their brightest at night after a bright sunny day. A tablespoon of water from Mosquito Bay in Puerto Rico can contain as many as 2,000 cells of the dinoflagellate Pyrodinium bahamense, or “whirling fire creature of the Bahamas.”
Photo by Denis
