Re:Chances of E.T. Living Subsurface Ocean of Enceladus Give...
by mojomark on Monday November 13, 2017 @04:37PM
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The sun isn't the only source of radiant energy (visible light, IR, UV, etc) in a planetary system. Chemoluminescence and indeed heat itself (infrared (IR) emission) are other sources. I would think that living in a thermal environment closed off from the sun, creatures would be likely to evolve bioluminescent emitters/receptors or even fully developed IR Eyes in order to gain survival advantage.
1.) https://voices.nationalgeographic.org/2014/03/14/from-night-...