为什么深海里有那么多会发光的生物？
Why do so many deep-sea creatures glow?
在永黑的深海，光被用来诱捕猎物、吸引配偶、伪装（抵消上方微光）和同类通讯，是演化出来的可见光语言。
In perpetual darkness, light serves as lure, mate attractant, counter-illumination camouflage, and communication, an evolved visual language.
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Urry 等,《Campbell Biology》第11版,Pearson,2017
L. A. Urry et al., Campbell Biology, 11th ed., Pearson, 2017
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#深海 #发光
萤火虫的生物发光和荧光物质的荧光发射,在能量来源上有什么本质区别?
What is the fundamental difference between firefly bioluminescence and the fluorescence emission of fluorophores in terms of energy source?
生物发光的能量来自化学反应本身:萤光素在荧光素酶催化下与 ATP 和氧气反应,生成激发态的氧化萤光素,其退激时释放光子,全程不需要外部光源。荧光则是先吸收外来光子进入激发态再重新辐射,一旦停止照射立刻熄灭。所以终年不见光的深海鱼类只能依靠化学发光,而珊瑚等荧光生物的光全部来自环境光。
Bioluminescence draws energy from the chemical reaction itself: luciferin is oxidized by luciferase together with ATP and oxygen to form excited-state oxyluciferin, which emits a photon as it relaxes, with no external light involved. Fluorescence instead works by absorbing incoming photons and re-radiating them, so it vanishes the moment illumination stops. That is why deep-sea fishes living in permanent darkness depend solely on chemical luminescence, whereas fluorescent corals get all their glow from ambient light.
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Wilson T. & Hastings J.W., 'Bioluminescence: Living Lights, Lights for Living', Harvard University Press;Shimomura O., 'Bioluminescence: Chemical Principles and Methods', World Scientific
Wilson T. & Hastings J.W., 'Bioluminescence: Living Lights, Lights for Living', Harvard University Press; Shimomura O., 'Bioluminescence: Chemical Principles and Methods', World Scientific
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#荧光素酶 #化学发光
森林里有些蘑菇会发光，民间说的“鬼火”其实是不是生物自己发的光？
Some forest mushrooms glow—is the folk “ghost fire” actually light made by living things?
是的，这叫生物发光。发光真菌通过荧光素—荧光素酶反应把化学能变成冷光，多在夜晚微微发绿，可能用来吸引昆虫帮它散播孢子，和“鬼怪”无关。
Yes—bioluminescence. Glowing fungi turn chemical energy into cold light via a luciferin–luciferase reaction, faintly green at night, possibly to lure insects that spread spores. Nothing ghostly about it.
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Urry 等,《Campbell Biology》第11版,Pearson,2017
L. A. Urry et al., Campbell Biology, 11th ed., Pearson, 2017
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#发光菌 #生物发光 #孢子
萤火虫为什么能发光?它们发光是为了照明吗?
Why can fireflies produce light — do they glow just to see in the dark?
萤火虫的发光来自腹部末端发光器官里的荧光素酶反应:荧光素在荧光素酶催化下与氧气、ATP 结合,把化学能几乎全部转化为光而非热。它们的闪光模式像密码,主要用于求偶,不同种类的闪烁频率和时长各不相同。有些雌性甚至模拟其他种类的信号来诱捕对方雄性。
Firefly light comes from a luciferin-luciferase reaction inside light organs at the tip of the abdomen: luciferin oxidized by luciferase with oxygen and ATP converts chemical energy almost entirely into light rather than heat. The flash patterns act like codes for courtship, and each species has its own timing. Some females even mimic other species' flashes to lure and eat foreign males.
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Wilson T. 与 Hastings J.W.,《Bioluminescence: Living Lights, Lights for Living》,哈佛大学出版社;Harvey E.N.,《A History of Luminescence》,美国哲学学会
Wilson T. & Hastings J.W., Bioluminescence: Living Lights, Lights for Living, Harvard University Press; E. N. Harvey, A History of Luminescence, American Philosophical Society
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#荧光素酶 #生物发光通讯
生物是怎么发出光的？
How do living things make light?
发光生物在荧光素酶催化下，让荧光素与氧气反应放出光子，深海鱼、萤火虫和部分真菌都能做到。
Bioluminescent creatures use luciferase to make luciferin react with oxygen and emit photons, seen in deep-sea fish, fireflies, and some fungi.
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Urry 等,《Campbell Biology》第11版,Pearson,2017
L. A. Urry et al., Campbell Biology, 11th ed., Pearson, 2017
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#生物发光 #荧光素酶
萤火虫发光除了找对象还有什么用途？
Besides finding mates, what else is firefly light used for?
一些雌萤会模仿他种闪光诱食雄萤，幼虫的发光也用来警告捕食者自己不好吃。
Some females mimic other species' flashes to lure and eat males, and larval glow warns predators of bad taste.
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Urry 等,《Campbell Biology》第11版,Pearson,2017
L. A. Urry et al., Campbell Biology, 11th ed., Pearson, 2017
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#萤火虫 #信号
为什么海里比陆地上更容易见到发光生物？
Why are glowing creatures more common in the sea than on land?
海洋里大片是漆黑的深水，发光在通讯、捕食和伪装上很有用；陆地上主要靠阳光视物，发光的需求没那么强。
Much of the ocean is pitch-dark deep water where light aids communication, hunting, and camouflage, whereas land relies on sunlight, so bioluminescence is less needed.
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Urry 等,《Campbell Biology》第11版,Pearson,2017
L. A. Urry et al., Campbell Biology, 11th ed., Pearson, 2017
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#海洋发光 #深海