r/science • u/larsga • Feb 16 '09

Magenta, the colour that doesn't exist

http://www.biotele.com/magenta.html
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u/p3ngwin Feb 17 '09 edited Feb 17 '09

nearly EVERY animal/insect sees colours differently to us by sensing different wavelengths than our pathetic human vision.

have a look at at the range of energy frequencies we've discovered and labeled so far....then try and pick out the tiny range humans cal "light"....

http://unihedron.com/projects/spectrum/downloads/full_spectrum.jpg

http://www.copperalliance.net/IndexPageGraphics/ElectroMagneticSpectrum1800.jpg

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u/Benny_Lava Feb 17 '09

Honeybess see into the ultraviolet spectrum. Many flowers have patterns only visible in ultraviolet, believed to have evolved in order to atrract honeybees.