7 thoughts on “Seed Shrimp’s Spew Shines Down By The Sea Shore

  1. But Emily Ellis, an evolutionary biologist who studies these displays, knows what they really are: blobs of bioluminescent mucus vomited up by crustaceans called ostracods. Males use the vomit to impress potential mates.

    "It sounds nasty," she acknowledged, laughing. "But I guess the females really like it."

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