Uploaded June 2014 | Updated September 2026, 4 hours ago

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A disco clam has microscopic silica spheres in its mantle lip that effectively reflect light to create its glitzy display.

Read the full story here: discovermagazine.com/planet-earth/how-the-flashy-disco-clam-lights-up-the-sea

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Credit: Dougherty Lindsey F., Johnsen Sönke, Caldwell Roy L. and Marshall N. Justin. 06 September 2014. A dynamic broadband reflector built from microscopic silica spheres in the ‘disco’ clam Ctenoides ales. J. R. Soc. Interface. doi.org/10.1098/rsif.2014.0407

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