The Mystery of The Platypus Deepens With The Discovery of Its ...
Oct 31, 2020 · Scientists are seeing the Australian platypus in a whole new light. Under an ultraviolet lamp, this bizarre-looking creature appears even more peculiar than normal, glowing …
We knew platypuses were incredible. Now we know they glow, too
Nov 11, 2020 · Platypuses are biofluorescent, meaning their fur glows a bluish-green hue under ultraviolet (UV) light. This photograph, part of a composite image used in a study, uses a …
Platypuses glow an eerie blue-green under UV light - Live Science
Nov 2, 2020 · Duck-billed, egg-laying platypuses just got a little weirder: It turns out their fur glows green and blue under ultraviolet (UV) light. Under visible light a platypus’s extremely dense fur …
A blue-green glow adds to platypuses’ long list of bizarre features
Nov 6, 2020 · Between the electricity-sensing bill, venomous heel spurs and egg laying, the platypus was already one of the strangest mammals alive today (SN: 5/8/08). Now, …
Platypuses Glow Green Under Ultraviolet Light | Smithsonian
Nov 3, 2020 · Research published in the journal Mammalia last month shows that if scientists shine light with wavelengths between 200 and 400 nanometers—that’s ultraviolet, just a little …
Shining a (UV) light on the glow-in-the-dark platypus - Phys.org
Oct 29, 2020 · The fur of the platypus—an Australian species threatened with extinction—glows green under ultraviolet light, a new study finds. This is the first observation of biofluorescence …
Platypuses Glow in the Dark - Animals Around The Globe
Jan 5, 2025 · Uncover the unbelievable facts behind a platypus's ability to glow, this incredible discovery and so much more!
Why Do Platypuses Glow? The Mystery Of Biofluorescence
Discovering why platypuses glow under ultraviolet light has opened up new avenues for scientific inquiry. Researchers are poised to expand their knowledge, both by delving into uncharted …
Why Do Platypuses Glow Under UV Light? - animalresearcher.com
The blue-green glow of platypus fur under ultraviolet light plays a significant role in their ecological interactions. This biofluorescence may aid in camouflage, making it easier for these mammals …
Scientists discover that platypuses glow in the dark
Dec 4, 2020 · A team of U.S. scientists accidentally discovered this when one of them shone an ultraviolet (UV) light on two platypus specimens at the Field Museum of Natural History in …