The oceans are full of magical marine life that have spawned ecosystems brimming with biodiversity. Corals, which come in all shapes, sizes and colors, are no exception. Some species even glow in the dark.
"Many corals display a fluorescent color pattern that highlights their mouths or tentacle tips,"This ability to fluoresce and attract prey seems like a pretty essential adaptation for corals stuck on the seafloor, and"especially in habitats where corals require other energy sources in addition [to] or as a substitute for photosynthesis," LoyaA bunch of other ideas have been proposed though, to explain why coral fluoresce.
So Ben-Zvi and her colleagues dove in, looking at coral species which grow at light-dwindling depths and rely on predation more than photosynthesis for food.
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