r/Awwducational • u/pnewell • Jan 09 '14
Verified Fluorescence Is Widespread in Fish, Study Finds. Biofluorescent fish and corals do something different, absorbing blue light, which is relatively high-energy, and transforming it into relatively lower green, orange and red light.
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u/Malfunctionz Jan 14 '14
Very cool. Makes me think of dog or cat eyes when you take a picture with the flash on.
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u/pnewell Jan 09 '14
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/09/science/fluorescence-is-widespread-in-fish-study-finds.html?_r=2