Shrimp defense: glowing blue spit cloud (video)

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8 Nov 2008

Smooth Nylon Shrimp defense mechanism --

Smooth nylon shrimp (Heterocarpus laevigatus) inhabiting the dark depths of the Pacific employ a brilliant method of defense. When threatened with attack, the creature spits a cloud of bioluminescent blue fluid from its mouth, temporarily blinding its predator and allowing escape.

This rarely seen footage of the smooth nylon shrimp’s defense mechanism in action was shot at the Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium.

See also:
- Video: Tremoctopus defense mechanism
- Video: Three bioluminescent sea creatures

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