Sequoia Glowing Millipede

Motyxia sequoiae photographed by nothing but its own green-blue light, during an eight-second exposure. This blind millipede lives in the forest floor of California's southern Sierra Nevada, and it glows steadily rather than flashing. The light is a warning: Motyxia can ooze cyanide when disturbed,…

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