The New Modern » Nature http://www.thenewmodern.net A Nexus for Culture, Books, Media, Ideas, and the Arts Mon, 02 Jan 2012 14:18:08 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 A Nexus for Culture, Books, Media, Ideas, and the Arts The New Modern no A Nexus for Culture, Books, Media, Ideas, and the Arts The New Modern » Nature http://www.thenewmodern.net/wp-content/plugins/powerpress/rss_default.jpg http://www.thenewmodern.net/topics/nature/ A sparkling blue “alien” in our own seas http://www.thenewmodern.net/2010/a-sparkling-blue-alien-in-our-own-seas/ http://www.thenewmodern.net/2010/a-sparkling-blue-alien-in-our-own-seas/#comments Fri, 29 Jan 2010 22:41:26 +0000 Andrew Hazlett http://www.thenewmodern.net/?p=331

Vivid blue creatures with sparkling bioluminescence… not just the province of expensive special effects in sci-fi movies. Here in earth’s own oceans you can find the lovely Corynactis viridis:

You can read more about this intriguing little organism (and see other beautiful videos of sea creatures) at the blog of Morphologic Studios – a “scientific art endeavor.”

[via @Vimeo]

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