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| The creature's tentilla, tiny filaments branching off the main tentacles, contain thousands of stinging cells. Photophores, a mix of bioluminescent tissue and red fluorescent material, are located on separate stalks that move alongside the stinging cells to imitate copepods, a major food item for small, deep-sea fish. (Credit: Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, US) |
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