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1 0 Firefly

Firefly

by AdamBTจังหวัดประจวบคีรีขันธ์, Thailand

Small firefly. Approx. 1cm long, emitting

1 0 Headlight Beetle

Headlight Beetle

by AshleyT

Brown beetle that has two bioluminescent ...

6 6 Filoboletus mushroom

Filoboletus mushroom

by dandoucetteBitung, Indonesia

small clump of mushrooms, possibly

0 0 Firefly/ lighting bug

Firefly/ lighting bug

by Harry AggPickerington, Ohio, USA

Fireflies are not actually flys, their Beatles! Fireflies illuminate using ...

1 3 Fireflies

Fireflies

by Ismael ChavesHeredia, Heredia, Costa Rica

crepuscular use of bioluminescence to ...

2 7 Firefly

Firefly

by Ismael ChavesHeredia, Heredia, Costa Rica

crepuscular use of bioluminescence to ...

1 2 Firefly

Firefly

by mauna KunzahNew York, USA

Also known as lightning bugs for their nighttime display of

0 0 Glow worm

Glow worm

by lamewbornLittle Rock, Arkansas, USA

A friend took this picture for me. He saw them glowing and wanted to capture ...

4 0 Firefly larvae

Firefly larvae

by LakkanaSri Lanka

It's a firefly larvae...! Nocturnal insect , use of

0 0 Glow worm

Glow worm

by Seema SwamiMaharashtra, India

glow through bioluminescence. They may ...

16 4 Crystal Jelly

Crystal Jelly

by KpomCalifornia, USA

Aequorea victoria, also sometimes called the crystal jelly, is a

0 1 click beetle

click beetle

by SureshTrinidad and Tobago

this specimen is about 2 inches and

1 8 Spotting

Spotting

by CindyBinghamKeiserCalifornia, USA

Orange mushrooms on a live tree

6 3 Honey mushroom

Honey mushroom

by Brian38Washington, USA

Small mushrooms clustered together on rotting wood.

1 0 jack-o-lantern

jack-o-lantern

by 79.fordCaryville, Tennessee, United States

bioluminescent gills, bright orange color

8 5 Glowworm

Glowworm

by AshleyBradfordPotomac, Maryland, USA

has bioluminescent organs that are always ...

14 6 Bioluminescent mushrooms

Bioluminescent mushrooms

by dandoucetteSarawak, Malaysia

picturesque clump of small white mushrooms, they generate their own light ...

4 4 Bitter Oyster

Bitter Oyster

by LarsKorbHohenhorn, Schleswig-Holstein (Landmasse), Germany

Panellus stipticus is one of several dozen species of fungi that are

1 0 Bioluminescent Phytoplankton

Bioluminescent Phytoplankton

by TaiRobinsonPuerto Rico, Puerto Rico

Glows bright green under the water at night (reacts to movement)

0 0 Mating Fireflies

Mating Fireflies

by LatimeriaOhio, USA

bioluminescent organs.

3 3 Click beetle

Click beetle

by Aaron_GPanama

bioluminescent organism. See photo #2 for ...

1 2 Rosy bonnet

Rosy bonnet

by Marta RubioTexeiraLeuven, Vlaams Gewest, Belgium

found in marine sponges. In Wikipedia is listed as

0 2 Firefly, Lightning Bug

Firefly, Lightning Bug

by ruchatsSikkim, India

A Bioluminescent beetle... The only Firefly ...

25 4 Bioluminescent Mushroom

Bioluminescent Mushroom

by DiveMUsterMalaysia

Small single mushroom. Measuring only 5mm height from the top of the cap to the ...

3 3 Bioluminescent Click Beetle

Bioluminescent Click Beetle

by nosarasueLimón, Costa Rica

A few of these came into the house before we got netting on the windows. They ...

0 0 Spotting

Spotting

by FakawiTribeSelangor, Malaysia

Looks like a Duliticola species trilobite beetle but I have never seen one in ...

26 12 Sea sparkle

Sea sparkle

by remco.doumaMaldonado, Uruguay

Alexandrium fraterculus is a genus of dinoflagellates that exhibit

2 1 Spotting

Spotting

by cmore.educationHawaii, USA

Appears to be a Polychaete. Produced

8 3 Firefly

Firefly

by SckelEspírito Santo, Brazil

Aspisoma lineatum (Gyllenhal) is a common firefly in the Southeastern region of ...

1 0 Armillaria gemina

Armillaria gemina

by Christine Y.Rhode Island, USA

. The stipes had yellow basal mycelium that were

441 96 Lunar Mushroom

Lunar Mushroom

by divemusterPerak, Malaysia

Tiny mushroom approx 2-3mm diameter of the cap. Emits faint glow visible during ...

0 1 Diurnal Firefly

Diurnal Firefly

by LaurenZarateChiapas, Mexico

the bioluminescent organs on the underside ...

1 1 Ghost fungus

Ghost fungus

by martinlBendigo, Victoria, Australia

called a ghost fungus because it glows an eerie green in the dark (

5 4 Dripping Bonnet

Dripping Bonnet

by LipaseHigh Peak, England, United Kingdom

perhaps because they were so small. The stems were quite tough or hard. R. ...

3 3 mushrooms

mushrooms

by S FrazierIndonesia

A column of gilled mushrooms, species unknown. I did not note any nocturnal ...

6 7 Honey fungus

Honey fungus

by Marta RubioTexeiraOud-Heverlee, Vlaams Gewest, Belgium

produce bioluminescence! I did not see ...

0 2 Spotting

Spotting

by pamsaiPetén, Guatemala

hallucinogenic fly agaric to the

3 1 Ghost fungus

Ghost fungus

by MartinLVictoria, Australia

These are eccentric fungi with recurrent gills and are growing in a rotting ...

0 0 Male Glow Worm Beetle

Male Glow Worm Beetle

by LaurenZarateChiapas, Mexico

are larviform and most have

2 0 Jack-o'-lantern mushroom

Jack-o'-lantern mushroom

by Ricardo SalgueiroPortugal

bioluminescent properties.

2 0 Honey Mushroom

Honey Mushroom

by Jared_CKentucky, USA

This species is capable of producing light via

0 0 honey fungus

honey fungus

by Xinxin

on my way out, someone said "do you know this is neither plant, or animal", ...

1 0 Lighting Bug

Lighting Bug

by alexandrathaydenNashville-Davidson, Tennessee, USA

some form of bioluminescence to attract ...

1 0 Jill O' Lantern

Jill O' Lantern

by MachiFlorida, USA

bioluminescent and are both toxic ...

0 0 Dinoflagellate and giant green anemone

Dinoflagellate and giant green anemone

by Hema ShahMad River, California, United States

the pigmentation of its vacuoles.It is known for its ability to

1 6 click beetle

click beetle

by PatriciaPiLimón, Costa Rica

tribe Pyrophorini, all of which are

0 2 Glowworm

Glowworm

by Small WondersGrand Rapids, Michigan, USA

and feed on millipedes. Both larvae and adult females have

1 0 Firefly

Firefly

by flybeasleyParole, Maryland, USA

commonly called fireflies or lightning bugs for their conspicuous crepuscular ...

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