Caridean shrimp Parapandalus sp. enveloped in bioluminescent spew emitted during an escape response. Image taken in lab.

A Caridean shrimp, Parapandalus sp., enveloped in bioluminescent spew emitted during an escape response. Image taken in lab. Image courtesy of Bioluminescence 2009 Expedition, NOAA/OER.

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