Gallery of Glowing Sea Creatures
Stephanie Pappas, Live Science.
| 1. Queen Angelfish |
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Photographer Brandi Irwin uses special lighting on night dives to capture otherworldly photos of sea creatures that fluoresce, including fish, coral and sea slugs.
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| 2. Red and Green |
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A light similar to a black light plus a special camera filter bring out colours not visible to the naked eye.
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| 3. Glowing Coral |
 Credit: Brandi Irwin, Liquid Film Photography |
Many of Irwin's photos are taken in the Caribbean, but she is planning a dive trip in Asian waters this fall.
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| 4. Anemone Dance |
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| The fluorescing anemones are among the stars of a New York Aquarium show, opening August 5, of Irwin's work. |
| 5. All Coiled Up |
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| An octopus peers out from the tangle of its legs. "I will come to the surface with whatever the ocean gives me," Irwin told Live Science. "It's unpredictable down there." |
| 6. Frilly Slug |
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| A lettuce sea slug. |
| 7. Bristle Worm |
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| A bristle worm glows green. Irwin's dives take place on moonlit nights. |
| 8. Seahorse Meeting |
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| Two seahorses photographed by Irwin. |
| 9. Stingray & Shipwreck |
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| Sometimes black and white is more striking. Here, a stingray approaches a shipwreck. |
| 10. Sunflowers of the Deep |
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| And sometimes the colours are riotous, as with these sunflower-like anemones. |
Next: The Weirdest Glow-in-the-Dark Creatures.
Credit: Brandi Irwin, Liquid Film Photography
Credit: Brandi Irwin, Liquid Film Photography
Credit: Brandi Irwin, Liquid Film Photography
Credit: Brandi Irwin, Liquid Film Photography
Credit: Brandi Irwin, Liquid Film Photography
Credit: Brandi Irwin, Liquid Film Photography
Credit: Brandi Irwin, Liquid Film Photography
Credit: Brandi Irwin, Liquid Film Photography
Credit: Brandi Irwin, Liquid Film Photography
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