print email comment close Deep-Sea Jelly Uses Glowing Lures to Catch Fish URL: http://www.mbari.org/news/news_releases/2005/lures.html Description: This July 2005 news release describes a recent discovery of "a new species of jelly [siphonophores, which are related to typical jellyfish] that attracts fish by wiggling hundreds of glowing red lures. This is the first time any marine invertebrate has been found to use a bioluminescent lure or to display red bioluminescence." Includes images and links to related information. From the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI). Publisher: Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) Library of Congress Subject Headings: Bioluminescence Deep-sea animals Jellyfishes LII Database Information: Record 4853 created by Maria Brandt on 07/09/2005 Last modification on 07/11/2005 Published: 07/09/2005   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/4853