Amazing collective behavior in a species of sea fireflies

November 29, 2023

From the NYT, "In 2017, two evolutionary biologists snorkeling off Panama’s coast made a dazzling discovery. Night was falling over the shallow waters of Bocas del Toro, and James Morin, an emeritus professor at Cornell University, flicked on his underwater flashlight to catch a glimpse of the seabed. Seemingly in answer, hundreds of tiny blue lights sparked to life, rippling out in waves."

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