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newtboysays...*related=http://videosift.com/video/Creatures-That-Glow
siftbotsays...Creatures That Glow has been added as a related post - related requested by newtboy.
Mordhaussays...*promote
siftbotsays...Promoting this video and sending it back into the queue for one more try; last queued Wednesday, September 30th, 2015 5:36pm PDT - promote requested by Mordhaus.
lucky760says...Are they shining a black light on those things to make them glow?
*fake!
newtboysays...Hey now...it clearly said BIO-FLOURESCENT, not bioluminescent....so not fake. Biofluorescence is a relatively unstudied feature of some sea life where their coloring fluoresces under certain wavelengths. It's being found all over the animal kingdom, but apparently this is the first reptile found to show it.
Yes, they are shining some light (likely black light) to cause the fluorescence.
It's unknown how this feature might help marine animals. In land plants, it's often used to attract certain insects with colors/patterns they recognize....perhaps the markings on turtles allow other turtles to recognize differing sub species for 'racial purity'?
Are they shining a black light on those things to make them glow?
*fake!
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