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The Daily Galaxy on MSNThese Birds Secretly Glow Under UV Light—And We Know Why!Birds-of-paradise are known for their extravagant courtship displays, featuring elaborate dances and vividly colored plumage. But researchers have now uncovered an astonishing new layer to their ...
Biofluorescent creatures generate their glow with structures that absorb high-energy wavelengths of light, such as UV, violet or blue, then emit the light in a lower-energy wavelength. Researchers ...
But some animals use biofluorescence to to attract a mate, communicate, signal danger or just glow. Biofluorescence occurs when an animal’s skin or fur absorbs ultraviolet light and re-emits it ...
Researchers recently discovered that dozens of species in the flamboyant family are biofluorescent, emitting a gleaming light ...
How do they get that glow? Biofluorescence is a phenomenon that happens when shorter, high-energy wavelengths of light, meaning UV, violet, and blue, are absorbed by an organism. The energy then ...
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