JELLYFISH FLASHES RED LIGHT TO LURE DEEP OCEAN PREY.(News)

From: The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH) | Date: July 8, 2005 | Copyright information

Byline: Associated Press

WASHINGTON -- The first deep sea red-light district -- glowing appendages on a newly discovered jellyfish relative -- appear to flash their come-hither message to lure prey.

Jellyfish and other types of sea creatures are known to produce light, but this is the first deep ocean invertebrate known to use red fluorescent light, said Steven H. D. Haddock of the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute in Moss Landing, Calif. Three of ...

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