Glow-in-the-dark mammals
By Fleur
@Fleura (34957)
United Kingdom
November 27, 2020 5:37pm CST
Thought of you when I read this @JudyEv!
We all know that Australia is home to some of the most unusual and fascinating animals on Earth.
Well now it has been found that they are even more fascinating than previously thought; many marsupials glow in the dark!
So next time you are out for a night-time stroll, take a UV light and you might find there is more going on out there than you thought!
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Western Australian Museum researchers borrowed a UV light to shine on different creatures in response to an earlier US study that found platypus are biofluorescent.
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@kaylachan (84742)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
27 Nov 20
That's perfectly ammusing. I would have never thought about glow-in-the-dark animals. But, then again, my own skin glows under a black light.
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@kaylachan (84742)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
28 Nov 20
@Fleura If I can figure out how, I might. I don't want to get in trouble though, because the site might not not like it.
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@Fleura (34957)
• United Kingdom
28 Nov 20
@kaylachan Depends which parts of you you intend to photograph I guess!
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@BelleStarr (61463)
• United States
28 Nov 20
Wow, how fascinating is that? Australia has the most interesting things.
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@RasmaSandra (97954)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
28 Nov 20
Thank you for sharing that is just awesome,
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