photophores

The photophores, which are glandular, light-producing organs, allow krill to glow.

photophores

The photophores, which are glandular, light-producing organs, allow krill to glow. The purpose of this function, according to experts, is either for krill to communicate with one another when they swarm or to confound and elude predators.

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