{fireflies of the {ocean} deep}

Of all jellyfish known it is estimated half of them are in some way bioluminescent, primarily a mechanism used for defence in a myriad of ways. To us, the exceedingly rare visitor, oceans are deep and dark: an eternal night that heeds neither sun nor moon. Yet, the cycles of life spark countless, constant displays of light: some short, others lingering. Together we might imagine the ocean as a vast night filled with fireflies, a churning spectacle of tiny, glowing moments of life. If we allow ourselves this convenient fiction, might it not be a little harder for us to think of the oceans as empty? We might not know what fireflies dream of, but we know the air we breathe to be their home. Of the water we drink, the soft lights of medusas as they speak in light? Year: 2022