Bioluminescence Quotes

“They are not alone in this. The human being, too, is a shining thing. We are infinitesimally bioluminescent - chemical reactions within the human body cast up photons, the elementary particle of light. The light emitted is a thousand times weaker than human eyesight, but it is constant, and clustered around the face. Like the golden mole, we too have a radiance invisible to ourselves.”
― Katherine Rundell, Vanishing Treasures: A Bestiary of Extraordinary Endangered Creatures

“To put this in perspective, if most of the animals in the ocean are bioluminescent (from single-celled bacteria to colossal squid) then a majority of the creatures on the planet are communicating using language-of-light dialects that we don’t comprehend.”
― Dr Edith Widder

“The adjective heard most often is magical. The pure magic of living light harkens back to childhood fantasies of secret grottos, wizards’ caves and unicorn haunts, where the mushrooms in fairy rings glow with cold green fire and a wave of the hand sends multicolored sparks streaming from fingertips. Real-world encounters with some enchantments manifest as children chasing fireflies on warm summer nights, lovers strolling a beach hand in hand with the Milky Way overhead while sprinklings of sea sparkle gild their footprints in the sand, and kayakers on a moonless night creating luminous blue explosions and sprays of liquid light with each dip and arc of their paddles.”
― Dr Edith Widder