Nick Garbutt / Luminous Fungi (Mycena sp.) with small spider resting on underside. Montane mossy heath forest or 'kerangas', Maliau Basin, Sabah's 'Lost World', Borneo.

Wild Wonders of Europe / Lundgren / Nudibranch (Flabellina verrucosa) on seaweed, Saltstraumen, Bod, Norway, October 2008

Wild Wonders of Europe / Lundgren / Nudibranch (Flabellina verrucosa) on seaweed, Saltstraumen, Bod, Norway, October 2008

David Shale / Lanternfish {Notoscopelis sp} ventral view, from the mid-Atlantic ridge from 100-150m at night

David Shale / Viperfish {Chauliodus sloani} deepsea, from the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, 400-520m, during the day

David Shale / Viperfish {Chauliodus sloani} deepsea, from the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, 400-520m, during the day

Kim Taylor / Tropical luminous click beetle {Pyrophorus sp.} Trinidad, West Indies. Note - photographed by its own bioluminescence

Kim Taylor / Tropical luminous click beetle {Pyrophorus sp} showing bioluminescence. Composite image showing beetle before take-off and in flight with green thoracic and orange abdominal lights glowing strongly. T...

Solvin Zankl / Bioluminescent Firefly squid (Watasenia scintillans) emits intense flashes of light from three tiny luminous organs (photophores) that are located at the tip of each of a pair of ventral arms, as wel...

Solvin Zankl / Bioluminescent Firefly squid (Watasenia scintillans) emitting intense flashes of light from three tiny luminous organs (photophores) that are located at the tip of each of a pair of ventral arms, as...

Paul Harcourt Davies / Goblin's Gold (Schistostega pennata) a seemingly luminous cave moss. In fact it is highly reflective having a tiny 'lenses' within the structure. Taken near Orvieto, Italy, April

Paul Harcourt Davies / Goblin's Gold (Schistostega pennata) a seemingly luminous cave moss. In fact it is highly reflective having a tiny 'lenses' within the structure. Taken near Orvieto, Italy, April

Juan Carlos Munoz / Northern lights / Aurora borealis above clouds over Southern Iceland, Iceland, Europe, March 2012

Tom Gilks / Cyclists, part of 'The Wave' climate change march ahead of the Copenhagen climate summit, slogan on luminous jacket stating 'The zero emission option' London, UK, 5th December 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Pitkin / A violet Nudibranch / Sea slug (Flabellina affinis) feeding on hydroids, 'Turtle Rock', Passage du Cavallo, Lavezzi Archipelago, Corsica, France, September 2008

Wild Wonders of Europe / Pitkin / A violet Nudibranch / Sea slug (Flabellina affinis) feeding on hydroids, 'Turtle Rock', Passage du Cavallo, Lavezzi Archipelago, Corsica, France, September 2008

Wild Wonders of Europe / Pitkin / A violet Nudibranch / Sea slug (Flabellina affinis) feeding on hydroids, 'Turtle Rock', Passage du Cavallo, Lavezzi Archipelago, Corsica, France, September 2008

Wild Wonders of Europe / Pitkin / A violet Nudibranch / Sea slug (Flabellina affinis) feeding on hydroids, 'Turtle Rock', Passage du Cavallo, Lavezzi Archipelago, Corsica, France, September 2008

Martin Gabriel / Jellyfish tank at Parque Oceanográfico, Valencia, Spain, 2008

Francis Abbott / Giant moray eel (Gymnothorax javanicus) and shoal of Luminous cardinalfish / Glassfish (Rhabdamia gracilis), Similan Islands, Thailand.

Francis Abbott / Bluering angelfish (Pomacanthus annularis) with a shoal of Luminous cardinalfish / Glassfish (Rhabdamia gracilis) shelter within a small cave from the strong currents that sweep Ko Tachai island in th...

Francis Abbott / Bluering angelfish (Pomacanthus annularis) with a shoal of Luminous cardinalfish / Glassfish (Rhabdamia gracilis) shelter within a small cave from the strong currents that sweep Ko Tachai island in th...

David Shale / Viperfish {Chauliodus sloani} deepsea, from the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, 400-520m, during the day

David Shale / Snaggletooth {Borostomias sp} deepsea fish with luminescent snare, from the Mid-Atlantic Ridge

David Shale / Snaggletooth {Borostomias sp} deepsea fish with luminescent snare, from the Mid-Atlantic Ridge

Premaphotos / Predatory luminous larva of Fungus gnat (Arachnocampa flava) and its fishing lines, Australia

Nature Production / Luminous Moss / Goblin Gold glowing {Schistostega pennata} Japan

Kim Taylor / Tropical luminous Click beetle {Pyrophorus sp} showing bioluminescence, Trinidad, West Indies.

Kim Taylor / Tropical luminous Click beetle {Pyrophorus sp.} showing luminescent spots on thorax, Trinidad, West Indies.

GEORGETTE DOUWMA / Pineconefish {Monocentris japonica} Seattle Aquarium, USA. Has luminous bacteria in light organ at corners of mouth.

GEORGETTE DOUWMA / Pineconefish {Monocentris japonica} Seattle Aquarium, USA. Has luminous bacteria in light organ at corners of mouth.

Norbert Wu / Triplewart Seadevil (Cryptopsaras couesii) a deep sea anglerfish uses fishing pole with luminous lure attracts prey in the deep sea

Norbert Wu / Triplewart Seadevil (Cryptopsaras couesii) a deep sea anglerfish uses fishing pole with luminous lure attracts prey

Roberto Rinaldi / Caribbean reef squid (Sepioteuthis sepioidea), the only squid species commonly sighted by divers over inshore reefs in Belize.

Roberto Rinaldi / Caribbean reef squid (Sepioteuthis sepioidea), the only squid species commonly sighted by divers over inshore reefs in Belize

Nature Production / Brilliantly luminous Click beetle {Pyrophorus noctilucus} Brazil

DOC WHITE / Luminous hake {Merluccius sp}

Solvin Zankl / Barbeled dragonfish (Astronesthes caulophorus) portrait, showing bioluminescent barbel under its lower jaw and a luminous organ beneath the eye. A series of light organs runs along its lower body, emi...

Solvin Zankl / Threadfin dragonfish (Echiostoma barbatum) portrait, showing a short bioluminescent barbel present beneath the lower jaw and a large triangular luminous organ positioned under the eye. A row of light...

Solvin Zankl / Threadfin dragonfish (Echiostoma barbatum) close up, showing large teeth and triangular luminous organ positioned under the eye, Benguela Current, Atlantic Ocean, close to Namibia. Controlled Conditio...

Konrad Wothe / Luminous, glowing light tracks from male Fireflies (Lamprohiza splendidula) in the forest at dusk, Bavaria, Germany, Europe. July.