Did you know that MOST of the animals in the deep sea can create their own light? . ✨💙✨ . Bioluminescence is a phenomenon that MBARI scientist Steve Haddock and other researchers have been studying for over a decade. But advances in video cameras and low-light sensors are now helping scientists see how animals are using bioluminescence in the deep ocean. They've been able to witness animal behaviors that have never been recorded before. With these observations, we are learning more about how animals use this ability to communicate, to attract mates or prey, or to defend themselves. . . Scientists aren't sure why this sea cucumber, Pannychia moselyeyi, produces this beautiful light display, but by exploring and recording these observations, we are shedding more light on the use of light in the largest habitat on Earth. . . #bioluminescence #bioluminescent #glow #deepsea #DeepSealife #montereybay #MBARI #seacucumber #deepseacucumber #lightshow