Stripping Down Science by Chris Smith & Dr Christorpher Smith

Author:Chris Smith & Dr Christorpher Smith [Smith, Chris & Smith, Christorpher]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Random House Australia
Published: 2009-12-31T16:00:00+00:00

But therein lies another myth, because marine biologists recently stumbled upon some fish species that have turned this disability into a weapon.49 The deep-sea stomiid dragon fishes Malacosteus, Aristostomias and Pachystomias have evolved an organ that sits beneath their eyes and pumps out red light. The fish have also altered their retinae, adding a number of extra light-detecting chemicals. These adaptations mean that the fish can see both their own and the red light produced by other members of the same species, while other fish remain oblivious to the fact that they are being ‘spotlighted’ and possibly eyed up for dinner. They are, quite literally, left in the dark. Apart from hunting, however, this covert communications system also makes light work of seeing potential predators before they see you, and in finding a mate, which puts a whole new spin on the idea of a red light district …

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