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Any light represents a danger for the lantern fish, which also
hunts at night. Light will lead to predators identifying the fish, and
to let its own prey escape. For that reason, the lantern fish tries not
to be visible when there is a lot of artificial light around. When the

lantern fish is certain that the night is dark, however, it sets out to
hunt down its prey. Its major aid in catching plankton and small
crustaceans in the dark is its own light source. The source of the lan-

tern fish's light is semi-circular organs beneath its eyes. These or-
gans are filled with bacteria that emit light, while feeding on oxy-
gen and sugar in the fish's blood.

Light is the greatest helper of the angler fish, which has to hunt in the dark HARUN YAHYA
to protect itself from its enemies. The source of this bright light is bacteria
under the fish's eyes.
(ADNAN OKTAR)
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