When the disco clam, a bivalve with a flashing light display, is faced with the predatory power of the punching mantis shrimp, things get interesting. Marine biologist Lindsey Dougherty explains the ...

Party people, here’s your new patronus: the disco clam. A favorite of scuba divers, Ctenoides ales is known as the disco clam for its flashing light display that looks straight out of a dubstep show.

Seven lamps were controlled by the original unit, using individual comparators, whereas the design presented here controls ten lamps and utilizes a bargraph driver IC. The effect is emphasized by ...