Hawaiian bobtail squid are nocturnal predators, remaining buried under the sand during the day and coming out to hunt for shrimp at night near coral reefs. The squid have a light organ on their ...

Adult Hawaiian bobtail squid. New research shows that genetic redundancy aids competition among luminescent bacteria that colonize the squid's light organ. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert!

While she hasn’t yet been to space, she has sent the tiny bobtail squid in her stead ... between astronauts and their microbiomes. The squid has a special symbiotic organ called the light organ, which ...