MBARI (Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute) | Deep-sea amphipod dancing into your feed @MBARIvideo | Uploaded July 2023 | Updated October 2024, 1 hour ago.
Our newest unofficial video series—deep-sea animals that dance better than you do.
Amphipods are often mistaken for tiny shrimp. They resemble shrimp in some ways, but are laterally compressed and have no carapace. They’re important food for many fishes, invertebrates, seabirds, and even marine mammals. Amphipods are mostly detritivores (eating decomposing plant and animal parts, as well as feces) and scavengers.
Amphipods in the genus Scina, like the cutie jamming in this video clip, can emit their own light (bioluminescence). Researchers have recorded this light and found that it is among the shortest wavelengths of light produced by any known organism!
Our newest unofficial video series—deep-sea animals that dance better than you do.
Amphipods are often mistaken for tiny shrimp. They resemble shrimp in some ways, but are laterally compressed and have no carapace. They’re important food for many fishes, invertebrates, seabirds, and even marine mammals. Amphipods are mostly detritivores (eating decomposing plant and animal parts, as well as feces) and scavengers.
Amphipods in the genus Scina, like the cutie jamming in this video clip, can emit their own light (bioluminescence). Researchers have recorded this light and found that it is among the shortest wavelengths of light produced by any known organism!
