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Worm’s glow-in-the-dark secrets revealed

Cosmos Magazine - Wed 8 Aug 18

Beautiful and punctual, the Bermuda fireworm puts on a display just twice a year. Andrew Masterson reports.

Study illuminates genes behind beautiful 'glow' of Bermuda fireworms

Phys.org - Wed 8 Aug 18

A new study led by researchers at the American Museum of Natural History looks at the genes behind an incredible, luminous seasonal mating display produced by swarms of bioluminescent marine ...

Study illuminates genes behind beautiful 'glow' of Bermuda fireworms, ScienceDaily - Wed 8 Aug 18

You can set your watch to this glowing green worm orgy

Popular Science - Thu 9 Aug 18

Animals And boy is it beautiful. One of the Caribbean’s most engrossing natural spectacles happens every summer and autumn, just after sunset, when shallow waters transform ...

Sexy Sea Worms Light Up Bermuda in One-of-a-Kind Mating Ritual

Livescience - Wed 8 Aug 18

There's a bioluminescent marine worm party off Bermuda, and everyone's invited.

Bermuda fireworms glow in a one-of-a-kind way

ZME Science - Wed 8 Aug 18

Glow your own way.

Distinct Genes Make Beautiful Mating Fireworms Glow

Laboratory Equipment - Fri 10 Aug 18

NewsResearchers confirmed that Bermuda Fireworms, bioluminescent creatures native to the Carribbean, have a distinct enzyme that drives their beautiful glow by examining a full set of Fireworm ...