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- Light generated chemically: firefly
- Light used for instant signaling: comb jellies
- Leaves convert photons to energy: spinach
- Creating energy from sunlight: plants
- Lure attracts prey: anglerfish
- Moving cilia create iridescence: comb jellies
- 'Bombs' distract predators: green bomber worms
- Skin lights up when touched: swimming sea cucumber
- Bioluminescence protects from predation: dinoflagellates
- Light helps capture insects: glow worms
- Light used for camouflage: hatchet fish
- Secretions distract predators: earthworm
- Fluorophores enhance photosynthesis: dwarf mountain pine
