definitions are personal interpretations and taken from the website www.dictionary.com

Extends-To stretch or spread (something) out to greater or fullest length Bioluminescent-  the production of light by living organisms. Invertebrates- an animal that does not have a backbone Adapted- To make suitable to or fit for a specific use or situation. Morphology- the branch of biology dealing with the form and structure of organisms. Transients- not lasting, enduring, or permanent;

Glossary

stunning   -adjective    -astonishment, bewilderment conical     -adjective having the form of, resembling secretion    -noun    the act or process of separating friction          -noun surface resistance to relative motion, as of a body sliding or rolling biological     -adjective pertaining to biology organism      -noun a form of life considered as an entity; an animal, plant, fungus, protistan, or moneran hydras         -noun any freshwater polyp of the genus Hydra and related genera, having a cylindrical body with a ring of tentacles surrounding the mouth, and usually living attached to rocks, plants, etc., but also capable of detaching and floating in the water. planktonic     -noun  the aggregate of passively floating, drifting, or somewhat motile organisms occurring in a body of water, primarily comprising microscopic algae and protozoa tentacles      -noun     as one of those surrounding the mouth or oral cavity of the squid, used for feeling, grasping, or locomotion forbidden    -adjective not allowed; prohibited invertebrates    -adjective Lacking a backbone or spinal column adapted       -verb to make suitable to or fit for a specific use or situation.