Tube anemone (Cerianthus membranaceus), underwater fluorescence. Tube anemone photographed at night using blue flashlight and orange filter. The blue

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Tube anemone (Cerianthus membranaceus), underwater fluorescence. Tube anemone photographed at night using blue flashlight and orange filter. The blue light excites pigments within the anemone and causes it to emit a fluorescent glow (pale green). Algae surrounding the anemone also emit a fluorescent glow (red). Photographed in the Red Sea, Egypt.

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Photo credit: © EYE OF SCIENCE/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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