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There's something inherently magical, even surreal, about seeing hundreds of glowing millipedes scattered across the ground of a sequoia grove on a moonless night in Sequoia National Park. Every evening, these creatures--which remain hidden underground during the day--emerge and initiate a chemical reaction to produce a green-blue glow, a process called bioluminescence.
The eerie night lights of these millipedes, known as Motyxia, highlight nature's eccentricities.Image credit: Paul Marek, Entomology Department, Virginia Tech
