Bioluminescence for Countershading
The squid nurtures the bacteria to use the light they produce to countershade—a form of camouflage—against moonlight. The squid hunt at night and countershading hides them from their prey and perhaps predators.
The squid nurtures the bacteria to use the light they produce to countershade—a form of camouflage—against moonlight. The squid hunt at night and countershading hides them from their prey and perhaps predators.