Maria Naharro Vilas

YouTube video by National Geographic Electric Disco Clams Exist—Watch Them Light Up This Coral Reef | National Geographic

Last but not least...

Some fun facts explained by the National Geographic:

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#electricclam #discoclam #𝑪𝒕𝒆𝒏𝒐𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒔𝒂𝒍𝒆𝒔 #marinebiology #marinesciences #marinelife #science

Artificial 𝑪𝒕𝒆𝒏𝒐𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒔 𝒂𝒍𝒆𝒔⁉️
Simply fascinating 🤩 Have a look to this research about the 'disco' clam behaviour.

Dougherty LF, Niebergall AK, and Meyer EK. 2016 "Examining Flashing as a Potential Prey Lure in the ‘Disco’ Clam ,𝑪𝒕𝒆𝒏𝒐𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒔 𝒂𝒍𝒆𝒔", American Malacological Bulletin 34(2), 160-168

This another research explores the WHY. Could it be a defense mechanism? Very interesting! Look at her eyes too 🤯👀

Dougherty LF, Dubielzig RR, Schobert CS, Teixeira LB, Li J. 2017 Do you see what I see? Optical morphology and visual capability of 'disco' clams (𝑪𝒕𝒆𝒏𝒐𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒔 𝒂𝒍𝒆𝒔). Biol Open.6, 648-653

🔬The explanation of the reflectance mechanism is based on this research:

Dougherty LF, Johnsen S, Caldwell RL, Marshall NJ. 2014 A dynamic broadband reflector built from microscopic silica spheres in the ‘disco’ clam 𝑪𝒕𝒆𝒏𝒐𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒔 𝒂𝒍𝒆𝒔. J. R. Soc. Interface 11: 20140407. dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsif...

⚡The "electric clam": electricity, bioluminescence, or an optical illusion?👀
It looks like it's glowing, but 𝑪𝒕𝒆𝒏𝒐𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒔 𝒂𝒍𝒆𝒔 actually reflects light in a unique way!💡 This trick could inspire new underwater communication and lighting sensors.
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