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So in the news lately there's been a lot UV scientific articles featuring a variety of biofluorescent animals from mammals to herps. Most of the light given off by the animals is relatively faint. NOT ANY MORE.
Check out this BRIGHT GREEN gecko!!!
nachrichten.idw-online.de
drive.google.com
And for those amphibian owners, most likely it glows too, check this scientific paper out
www.nature.com
And a faint blue gex- used to see these in every pet store etc, who knew they were UV reactive!
Check out this BRIGHT GREEN gecko!!!
Green glowing gecko under UV-light – discovery of a new mechanism for fluorescence in a terrestrial vertebrate
Researchers at the Bavarian State Collection of Zoology (SNSB-ZSM), the LMU and Hochschule München have discovered that the web-footed gecko… <span class="btn-wrapper"><a class="more-link"...
nachrichten.idw-online.de
PR Fluorescent Gecko - Google Drive
drive.google.com
And for those amphibian owners, most likely it glows too, check this scientific paper out
Salamanders and other amphibians are aglow with biofluorescence - Scientific Reports
Biofluorescence is the absorption of electromagnetic radiation (light) at one wavelength followed by its reemission at a lower energy and longer wavelength by a living organism. Previous studies have documented the widespread presence of biofluorescence in some animals, including cnidarians...
www.nature.com
And a faint blue gex- used to see these in every pet store etc, who knew they were UV reactive!
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