Bioluminescence is the reason for this beautiful site.

发光带来了这个美的景象。

How many of you have ever heard of bioluminescence?

你们中有多少人听说发光现象？

For bioluminescence, creatures require two unique chemicals.

为了发光，需要两种独特的化学质。

Bioluminescence is produced by an incredible range of organisms.

发光是由各种各样的产的。

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

大多数光来自发光的有机体，即自已产光的。

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

整个海洋中发现了许多不同的发光海洋。

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·奇来说，发现并拍摄发光蘑菇是一种神奇的体验。

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

它们是所有发光命中最广泛的之一。

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， 还有许多其他发光，因此请继续关注我们下一集发光内容。

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.

对光不足最直接的适应是发光。

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

像这样的发光潮汐很少见，但在世界各地都发现了大量甲藻。

Other people might have seen bioluminescence in ocean waters.

其他人可能在海水中看到发光。

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

科学家认为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.

许多人拥有发光器官，通化学反应产光。

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发光的第一次体验。

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

一些，如海参，利用专门的发光细胞在深海中航行。

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

当体发光时，“光”是以一种什么样的形式？

But bioluminescent organisms can brighten this inky darkness.

但是发光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，利用发光细菌的菌落来捕猎和引诱它们的猎。