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Rare footage was captured just after sunset Monday, July 15, of glowing fireworms in Newport Harbor. The tiny worms lit up the dark water in a mating ritual, the females luring their mates with a ...

Professor of Zoology (Evolution, Behaviour and Environment), University of Sussex The invention of electric light has extended our lives deeper into the night: street lamps help us travel more safely ...

Biologists have been studying the mating behavior of a species of flatworm called Macrostomum hystrix. If the animal cannot find a mate it will subject itself to some extreme practices in order to ...

Normally, it takes the waxing and waning of the moon to coax certain worms from hiding on the seafloor to mate. Out in the open, sex-inducing chemicals kick off a swirling dance that culminates in a ...