The largest giant squid recorded by scientists measured 43 feet (12 meters) long, according to Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History. Faked photo of a giant squid supposedly found In California. An image of a monster 160-foot-long (49-meter-long) giant squid made the social media rounds yesterday, but fear notâit's a hoax.
luminescence - light not due to incandescence; occurs at low temperatures. light, visible light, visible radiation - (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation; the light was filtered through a soft glass window.
Glowing animals, on the other hand, typically create light through luminescence. In luminescent animals, chemical compounds mix together to produce a glow. It's a lot like the way the substances inside a light stick combine to make light. Luminescence is far more efficient than incandescence.