Bioluminescence is the reason for this beautiful site.

生物发光带来了这个美丽的景象。

How many of you have ever heard of bioluminescence?

你们有多少人听说过生物发光现象？

For bioluminescence, creatures require two unique chemicals.

为了生物发光，生物需要两种独特的化物质。

Bioluminescence is produced by an incredible range of organisms.

生物发光是由各种各样的生物产生的。

Most of the light comes instead from bioluminescent organisms, creatures that produce their own light.

大多数光来自生物发光的有机体，即自已产生光的生物。

There are many different bioluminescent marine organisms found throughout the ocean.

整个海洋发现了许多不同的生物发光海洋生物。

For photographer Callie Chee who lives in Australia, finding and photographing bioluminescent mushrooms is a magical experience.

对于住在澳大利亚的摄影师凯丽·奇来说，发现并拍摄生物发光蘑菇是一种神奇的体验。

They're among the most widespread of all bioluminescent life.

它们是所有生物发光生广泛的生物之一。

There are many other bioluminescent organisms besides bacteria and algae, so stay tuned for our next bioluminescence episode.

除了细菌和藻类之外， 还有许多其他生物发光生物，因此请继续关注我们下一集生物发光内容。

But it turned out that the fish actually used their bioluminescence to disorient seals after the seals began their attack.

但结果发现，鱼类实际上是在海豹开始攻击后，利用自已的生物发光来让海豹迷失方向。

The most immediately noticeable adaptation to the  lack of light is bioluminescence.

对光不足直接的适应是生物发光。

Bioluminescent tides like this are rare, but dinoflagellates are found in huge numbers all over the world.

像这样的生物发光潮汐很少见，但在世界各地都发现了大量甲藻。

Other people might have seen bioluminescence in ocean waters.

其他人可能在海水看到过生物发光。

Scientists think that bioluminescence could be a defense mechanism to help them escape predators.

科家认为生物发光可能是一种帮助它们逃避掠食者的防御机制。

Many possess bioluminescent organs, which produce light through chemical reactions.

许多人拥有生物发光器官，通过化反应产生光。

These glowing insects are often a person's first experience with bioluminescence.

这些发光的昆虫通常是人们对生物发光的第一次体验。

Several creatures, like sea cucumbers, navigate the deep sea with  specialized, bioluminescent cells.

一些生物，如海参，利用专门的生物发光细胞在深海航行。

Bioluminescence, when living organisms produce light, is a form of what?

当生物体发光时，“生物光”是以一种什么样的形式？

But bioluminescent organisms can brighten this inky darkness.

但是生物发光生物可以照亮这漆黑的黑暗。

Others, like angler fish, use colonies of bioluminescent  bacteria to hunt and lure their prey.

其他的，比如琵琶鱼，利用生物发光细菌的菌落来捕猎和引诱它们的猎物。