Luciferin
Researchers estimate that between 80 and 90 percent of deep-dwelling animals are bioluminous, creating light by mixing the pigment luciferin with luciferase, the enzyme that makes it glow.
Chlorin e6 (Ce6)
A natural, light-sensitive substance derived from sea creatures that can give humans night vision across a distance of over 50 metres in total darkness for several hours .
Yeti Crab
Kiwa hirsuta was found on the floor of the 2,300-metre-deep Pacific Ocean some 1,500 kilometres south of Easter Island. Its hairy pincer arms host colonies of bacteria that it may use as “sensors” that help the blind animal find a mate, among other things.
Velvet belly lantern sharks ( Etmopterus spinax )
Researchers identified melatonin, prolactin and alpha-MSH, three hormones known to control sharkskin colouration, as…