Let there be light: 14 real animals that can glow in the dark (15 photos)

Nature has awarded these animals with a super feature - bioluminescence. She helps them survive, scare off ill-wishers and give signals to relatives. We bet you'll be surprised to know that these amazing creatures live with us on the same planet.





What kind of living creatures nature has not created (as shows practice, with fantasy she is all right). Just remember how interest in visiting the zoo as a child and with what delight looked at animals that had never been seen before. Want to experience those feelings again? Then photos of amazing luminous creatures you will definitely like it.

fluorescent scorpion



Fluorescence is a type of non-thermal glow. Maybe observed in various animals and insects. The vast majority cases, scientists cannot trace the mechanisms of its occurrence.

glowing squid





centipede sigmoria



Axolotl - an amazing luminous dragon



The axolotl is an incredible creature that is unlike anyone else. This is not an adult animal, but a larva of an ambystoma (tailed amphibians). An axolotl can live its entire life without becoming an adult. amphibian.

Hydroid polyps adorned snail shells



Luminous Railroad Worm Larva



moon jellyfish



Luminous click beetle



glowing sea anemones



It's hard to believe, but the anemone is an animal. Yes, yes, it an invertebrate predator that lives underwater, attaching itself to corals.

Bioluminescent gecko Pachydactylus rangei



Brazilian glowing shark



The South American Polka Dot Frog is the world's first known fluorescent frog



Glowing hawksbill sea turtle



Lantern snail or Hinea brasiliana