Ocean glow sticks: Scientists shed light on why sea worm illuminates
Thursday, November 14, 2013 - 14:30
in Biology & Nature
One common sea worm has a rather uncommon trick: Chaeteopterus variopedatus– also known as the parchment tube worm for the paperlike tubes it builds for itself and lives within throughout its life — secretes a bioluminescent mucus that makes it glow blue.