Glowing nonstop in the Brazilian rain forest, the newfound mushroom Mycena luxaeterna (pictured both in daylight, top, and in the dark) is indeed a source of eternal light, as its Latin name–inspired by verses from Mozart’s “Requiem”–implies.

It won’t be long before we see a Papa John’s or Donnatos TV commercial. “Glow in the Dark mushrooms now on your pizza!” Here’s the story from National Geographic