Glowing Bugs May Lure Fish in the 'Plastisphere'
Tuesday, February 25, 2014 - 15:30
in Biology & Nature
Bits of plastics floating in the ocean are home to glowing microbes that appear to diabolically lure fish into eating them. The ruse may allow the tiny bugs passage to fish guts where they grab nutrients essential for survival in what scientists have dubbed the "plastisphere.