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theweekmagazine: You guys like tiny sharks that glow in the dark, right? New research has explained why the smalleye pygmy shark (pictured, with a yolk sac still attached) and lantern shark are able to make their bellies glow: camouflage. Whenever these small sharks swim close to the surface, they put themselves at risk of being spotted by larger predators below them. The glowing bellies are a form of counter-illumination, allowing their silhouette to blend in with the bright sky above. So, how do they do it? 

theweekmagazine:

You guys like tiny sharks that glow in the dark, right?

New research has explained why the smalleye pygmy shark (pictured, with a yolk sac still attached) and lantern shark are able to make their bellies glow: camouflage. Whenever these small sharks swim close to the surface, they put themselves at risk of being spotted by larger predators below them. The glowing bellies are a form of counter-illumination, allowing their silhouette to blend in with the bright sky above.

So, how do they do it? 

(via fuckyeahsharks)

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Project 2: Spoof AdBased on This American Life Episode 454: Mr. Daisey and the Apple Factory This is certainly not my forte haha.

Project 2: Spoof Ad
Based on This American Life Episode 454: Mr. Daisey and the Apple Factory


This is certainly not my forte haha.