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Glow-in-the-Dark Invertabrates Off the California Coast (Video)

Image via KQED Jellyfish are weird, cool, and scary all at once. But what might be even more weird, cool, and…well not all that scary? Siphonophores, jellies’ glow-in-the-dark cousins, are being studied more as researchers look to uncover the mystery of how and why they use light and iridescence as part of their survival strategy. Dozens of species exist off the California coast and scientists at Monterey Bay Aquarium are hard at work figuring out what makes them tick, and even how they can be used for medicine for humans. Check out a fascinating short video a… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Glow-in-the-Dark Invertabrates Off the California Coast (Video)

The amazing octopuses that make their own mobile homes… from coconut shells

These incredible pictures show octopuses making their own mobile homes from discarded coconut shells – in what scientists believe is the first 'intelligent' use of tools by an invertebrate. Researchers studied more than 20 of the eight-legged creatures in Indonesia, watching how they recycled the shell halves thrown into the sea by humans

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The amazing octopuses that make their own mobile homes… from coconut shells