Mad as a Marine Biologist

High-res pleurothallis: The Flashlight Fish : Photoblepharon palpebratus It is a nocturnal fish of the Indo-Pacific with bioluminescent organs under its eyes that serve to attract prey and help it evade predators. The bean-shaped photophores under their eyes contain bioluminescent bacteria, which live with the fish in a symbiotic relationship. The photophores glow in the dark, attracting zooplankton and small fish, on which the flashlight fish feed.

pleurothallis:

The Flashlight Fish : Photoblepharon palpebratus

It is a nocturnal fish of the Indo-Pacific with bioluminescent organs under its eyes that serve to attract prey and help it evade predators. 
The bean-shaped photophores under their eyes contain bioluminescent bacteria, which live with the fish in a symbiotic relationship. The photophores glow in the dark, attracting zooplankton and small fish, on which the flashlight fish feed.

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    oh my gosh look at their ridiculously huge eyes
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    Don’t they worry about tiny fish bumping into their eyes?
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