Disco Clam (IMAGE)

University of California - Berkeley

Disco Clam

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The disco or electric clam, Ctenoides ales, continually flashes light along the lip margins of its mantle. UC Berkeley graduate student Lindsey Dougherty discovered that the mirrored lips are composed of packed nanospheres ideal for reflecting the blue light prevalent underwater.

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Lindsey Dougherty, UC Berkeley

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