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    ALLURING LIGHTS

    The three-inch-long firefly squid uses the bioluminescene in its tentacles to get the attention of its prey and lure them in. These tiny swimmers got national attention when a large number of them surfaced on a beach in Japan. Researchers also believe this is one of the few squids with color vision, so they can enjoy their blue glow as well.