Glow in the Dark Animals

Glow in the Dark Animals. Written by Ron Frydell.

黑暗中发光的动物。 罗恩·弗赖德尔 著

Living light Some animals carry their own light Insects on land flash in the night and fish and other sea creatures glow These glowing animals make their own light. They are bioluminescent This long word means life glowing the first part bio Comes from a Greek word that means life The second part, luminescent, comes from a Latin word that means glowing.

自带光芒 有些动物天生自带光源，陆地上的昆虫在黑夜中闪烁，鱼类和其他海洋生物也会发光，这些发光动物都能自己制造光。 它们是生物发光体，这个长词的意思是“生命发光”：前缀bio来自希腊语，含义是生命；后半部分luminescent来自拉丁语，含义就是发光。

Reasons to glow. Animals flash and glow to help them survive on land and in the sea. Their lights can be red, yellow, green, or blue. They use their lights to signal, hunt, and hide. They also use them to call for help and to fool their enemies.

发光的原因 不管在陆地还是海洋，动物发光都是为了帮自己活下去。 它们的光可以是红色、黄色、绿色或是蓝色。 它们用光来传递信号、捕猎和躲藏。 它们还会用光求救，迷惑敌人。

Some glowing sea animals use their light to hunt. The anglerfish has a stalk on its head that acts like a fishing rod. The tip of the stalk has a glowing white light that attracts small ocean fish. As the anglerfish moves its lure back and forth in water, the small fish come close to investigate. Then the anglerfish swallows them whole in one big gulp.

有些会发光的海洋动物靠发光捕猎。 琵琶鱼头顶长着一根类似钓竿的凸起。 凸起顶端有一颗发着光的白球，能吸引海里的小鱼靠近。 当琵琶鱼在水里来回晃动这个诱饵时，小鱼就会凑过来查看。 接着琵琶鱼就一口把它们整个吞下去了。

Other animals use their glow to hide from predators, animals that want to eat them. Some squid squirt chemicals into the ocean water to make a glowing cloud. This glow hides the squid so the predator can't find it. Then the squid escapes.

还有些动物靠发光躲避想要吃掉它们的捕食者。 有些乌贼会把化学物质喷进海水，变出一片发光的雾。 这片光挡住了乌贼，捕食者就找不到它了。 之后乌贼就能趁机逃走。

Krill are glowing sea animals that look like tiny shrimp. They use their glow to keep from becoming the prey of fish and other ocean animals that want to eat them. Millions of krill use their lights to signal each other. The signals help them gather together in huge groups. These glowing, swirling swarms confuse the whales, sea lions, and fish that all rely on krill for food.

磷虾是会发光的海洋动物，长得像小小的虾。 它们靠发光避免被鱼类和其他想吃掉它们的海洋动物捕食。 数百万只磷虾用发光给彼此传递信号。 这些信号帮它们聚成庞大的群体。 这些发着光、不停转动的大群磷虾，会把以磷虾为食的鲸鱼、海狮和鱼弄晕，找不到目标。