
Sea fireflies synchronize their sparkle to seek soulmates
EEB professor emeritus, Jim Morin in the news: In sea fireflies’ (ostracod) underwater ballet, the males sway together in perfect, illuminated synchronization, basking in the blue-like glow of their secreted iridescent mucus. This ostracod species was first discovered in 2017 Morin, while at the STRI Bocas del Toro island research station in Panama.