Blue Light Sea Firefly

What animal rival fireflies? I think ... sea ​​firefly 

Seed Shrimp 

  

Sea ​​firefly is the name for this animal ostracoda animals including crustaceans family. In fact, also called seed shrimp because her body is very small like a seed. Sea ​​firefly size about 2.9 mm to 3.5 mm. Shrimp females is longer than the male body has a shell. in the shell, there is a soft body parts. 
Part of its soft body into the bag of eggs. In it can save 30-60 eggs. the eggs to maturity in 4-5 months. if you've grown, sea fireflies can live up to a year or more. 
Light blue 

sea ​​firefly light is very famous. the kind that can give off light is Vargula hilgendorfii and Cypridina hilgendorfii. Colored light blue. Emitted at night because the sea firefly nocturnal animals. 
experts estimate that light emitted by male sea firefly to attract the attention of female fireflies. The males perform rotary motion such as a spiral. That's when the blue light shining. Looks like a wavy blue smoke glow and dance. cool! 
The experts also estimated that out of the blue light if the sea firefly disturbed or threatened predators. In addition, if there are changes in sea conditions, the light went out. for example, temperature or salinity changes. however, experts do not know for sure why the fireflies give off light blue sea ????? 
Made in Japan 
In Japanese, is called sea fireflies Umi Hotaru. Umi it is the sea, Hotaru is fireflies. This animal life is plentiful on the beaches in Japan. A Japanese scientist named Osamu Shimomura based on his research, blue light from the firefly protein called Cypridina luciferin. 

You know ....???? during World War 2, the Japanese breed fireflies of the sea. Point to help soldiers read the message and maps at night. Wowww ..... so it means war!!