A clam known as the disco clam has the ability to reflect light! What is causing this? Trace explains how this clam has such a unique feature, and discusses a few other animals that have cool party tricks! Go to www.audiblepodcast.com/dnews to get a FREE Audiobook of your choice when you sign up today. Read More: Disco Clams Use Silica Strip To Make Light Shows (Video) www.autoworldnews.com/articles/7973/20140625/disco-clams-use-silica-strip-to-make-light-shows.htm "Renowned for their flashy displays of light, disco clams were previously thought to be bioluminescent, but a new study claims the mollusks actually put on light shows because of their reflective tissues." How the Flashy Disco Clam Lights Up the Sea blogs.discovermagazine.com/d-brief/2014/06/25/flashy-disco-clam-lights-sea/#.U6shOxb0_3B "The only known species of bivalve capable of performing a flashy light show with its lips is the appropriately named disco clam." Pfeffer's Flamboyant Cuttlefishes marinebio.org/species.asp?id=557 "Pfeffer's flamboyant cuttlefishes, Metasepia pfefferi (Hoyle, 1885), are truly amazing animals and well named." Metasepia pfefferi animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/accounts/Metasepia_pfefferi/ "Pfeffer's flamboyant cuttlefish, Metasepia pfefferi, is found in Tropical Indo-Pacific oceans, especially along the coast of northern Australia, western Australia, and across to the southern edge of New Guinea." Introducing The Flamboyant Cuttlefish www.science20.com/squid_day/introducing_flamboyant_cuttlefish "Speaking of cephalopods which have surprised by not being too heavy to fly after all, I was reminded of one little cuttlefish who is actually too heavy to swim: Metasepia pfefferi, or Pfeffer's Flamboyant Cuttlefish." Anglerfish animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/fish/anglerfish/ Cane Toads animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/amphibians/cane-toad/ 5 Animals That Love To Party (For Real) www.smosh.com/smosh-pit/articles/animals-love-party-real "A lot of people consider themselves to be party animals. In nature there are actual party animals." Are there really hallucinogenic frogs? animals.howstuffworks.com/amphibians/hallucinogenic-frog1.htm "In the 1980s, the Australian government outlawed the consumption of cane toad excretions under the Drug Misuse Act." How does catnip work its magic on cats? www.scientificamerican.com/article/experts-how-does-catnip-work-on-cats/ "Cats, from our domestic companions to lions and tigers, are exquisitely susceptible to a volatile oil found in the stems and leaves of the catnip plant." Watch More: Plant + Animal = Plantimal www.youtube.com/watch?v=fx5u5tYaSpY TestTube Wild Card testtube.com/dnews/dnews-476-allergies?utm_campaign=DNWC&utm_medium=DNews&utm_source=YT Cat People vs. Dog People www.youtube.com/watch?v=FgTmKT8sARI ____________________ DNews is dedicated to satisfying your curiosity and to bringing you mind-bending stories & perspectives you won't find anywhere else! New videos twice daily. Watch More DNews on TestTube testtube.com/dnews Subscribe now! www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=dnewschannel DNews on Twitter twitter.com/dnews Trace Dominguez on Twitter twitter.com/tracedominguez Tara Long on Twitter twitter.com/TaraLongest Laci Green on Twitter twitter.com/gogreen18 DNews on Facebook facebook.com/DiscoveryNews DNews on Google+ gplus.to/dnews Discovery News discoverynews.com Download the TestTube App: testu.be/1ndmmMq

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