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Did you know that some corals bioluminesce? Neither did we. This video was made by a deepsea submersible off the coast of Florida and believe it or not, this video was made in complete darkness. The light which is visible on the surface of the coral is the result of the manipulator arm of the deep sea sub stroking the coral and triggering the biological light reactions. The mechanisms of bioluminescence in corals are undocumented but if it is anything like many other animals which bioluminesce in the sea and on the land, it’s likely the result of a symbiotic relationship with bacteria which cause the glow.

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  1. Erik Reynolds
    Posted July 28, 2009 at 12:36 pm | Permalink

    The interesting thing I had was similar video posted almost 2 years ago

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6MT39dUidzI

    Also there is the deep sea Hawaiian coral found with similar properties w/ video

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zHIgm8P6-Ns

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