Summary ²

Uroteuthis noctiluca, commonly known as the luminous bay squid, is a species of squid native to shallow water on the eastern coast of Australia. It uses a pair of luminous organs to camouflage itself from predators at night.

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1. (c) Mark Norman / Museum Victoria, some rights reserved (CC BY), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Uroteuthis_noctiluca.jpeg
2. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uroteuthis_noctiluca

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