A Different Kind of Aluminescence for Deterring Predators

One of the ways that animals use by aluminescence for defence is something called a bi aluminescent burglar alarm. The concept is that if you are caught in the clutches of predator and have no apparent hope for escape, one thing you can do is attract a lot of attention to you. A common deep sea jellyfish produces the most spectacular burglarlarm where the light just pinwheels around the ah the jellyfish for an extended period of time. And it's very very bright. It's very cold, but i've taken you far off track. Yes, it's o o fense. No, no, it ies not. But you ere giving examples

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