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Glow & Light Tricks
Bioluminescence is when a living thing makes its own light — often through a chemical reaction or with the help of glowing bacteria. Some animals glow to lure prey or find a mate in the dark; others dazzle and signal with shimmering light shows.
4 weird animals on record
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Anglerfish
Weirdness 10/10
Bird of Paradise
Weirdness 9/10
Cuttlefish
Weirdness 9/10
Platypus
Weirdness 10/10
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Check what you know about glow & light tricks
A quick mixed self-check across these animals. No score — tap Real or Fake and see the answer.
“The Anglerfish fishes with a glowing lure that grows right out of its own forehead.”
“The Anglerfish is the only known vertebrate on Earth with no red blood cells at all.”
“The Bird of Paradise has a male that snaps open a cape of jet-black feathers to win a mate.”