Friday, August 29, 2014

Fish Spitting "Fireballs" Caught On Camera

fish spit fireball ostracod



Above, we can see a fish that looks like it's spitting fireballs but no, it's actually a defense mechanism from a sea animal called Ostracods. When threatened, Ostracods give off light so that their predators will spit them out attracting larger predators with its bright light and giving an opportunity for the Ostracods to escape. you can see the whole video here.

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