A deep-sea hooked squid was recently caught on film with its photophores alight when it mistook a research camera for prey. Reading time 2 minutes A team of marine researchers with the Minderoo—UWA ...

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The mutualistic association between Vibrio fischeri and the bobtail squid Euprymna scolopes has long served as an exemplary model for the study of host–microbe interactions. In this symbiosis, V.