Flying squirrels glow pink thanks to fluorescence
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Flying squirrels glow pink thanks to fluorescence
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Re: Flying squirrels glow pink thanks to fluorescence
#2I don't think flying squirrels are the only fluorescent animal. I recently picked up a 3W, 365nm UV light with a visible light filter. I brought it along on our nightly dog walk to play with it and noticed my Yorkie's hair glowed quite a bit(light yellow IIRC).
I highly recommend picking up a real UV light with a visible light filter if all you've ever used are the cheap blacklights that glow purple. You'll never look at your bathroom the same way again.
Re: Flying squirrels glow pink thanks to fluorescence
#3top!
Re: Flying squirrels glow pink thanks to fluorescence
#4I don't think flying squirrels are the only fluorescent animal. I recently picked up a 3W, 365nm UV light with a visible light filter. I brought it along on our nightly dog walk to play with it and noticed my Yorkie's hair glowed quite a bit(light yellow IIRC). I highly recommend picking up a real UV light with a visible light filter if all you've ever used are the cheap blacklights that glow purple. You'll never loo…
Indeed, I listened to a recent Science Versus podcast about how the Platypus is fluorescent, prompted by finding that squirrels glow.
The 6th November podcast is all about that, they didn’t have HN in mind since I can’t link to a page for the podcast yet: https://gimletmedia.com/shows/science-vs/episodes
Transcript is here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vTFNJ2VoWUAhCgKM...
Re: Flying squirrels glow pink thanks to fluorescence
#5I don't think flying squirrels are the only fluorescent animal. I recently picked up a 3W, 365nm UV light with a visible light filter. I brought it along on our nightly dog walk to play with it and noticed my Yorkie's hair glowed quite a bit(light yellow IIRC). I highly recommend picking up a real UV light with a visible light filter if all you've ever used are the cheap blacklights that glow purple. You'll never loo…
Not sure where to buy one I don’t see it on Amazon.
Re: Flying squirrels glow pink thanks to fluorescence
#6For me there is a problem here in the fact that both, platypus and squirrel are museum skins.
I'm missing a critical discussion explaining if this fluorescence is natural, (and can be natural perfectly) or due to the the chemical products used to preserve the specimens. Those studies are lacking of a control group
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#7Just when you thought the flying squirrel couldn't remind you any more of a platypus https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24966094 (Biofluorescence in the Platypus)
Re: Flying squirrels glow pink thanks to fluorescence
#8I don't think flying squirrels are the only fluorescent animal. I recently picked up a 3W, 365nm UV light with a visible light filter. I brought it along on our nightly dog walk to play with it and noticed my Yorkie's hair glowed quite a bit(light yellow IIRC). I highly recommend picking up a real UV light with a visible light filter if all you've ever used are the cheap blacklights that glow purple. You'll never loo…
They aren't mammals but scorpions glow brilliantly under a blacklight.
Re: Flying squirrels glow pink thanks to fluorescence
#9For me there is a problem here in the fact that both, platypus and squirrel are museum skins. I'm missing a critical discussion explaining if this fluorescence is natural, (and can be natural perfectly) or due to the the chemical products used to preserve the specimens. Those studies are lacking of a control group
Scroll down past the fold and you see a picture of a live flying squirrel also with fluorescent fur.
Re: Flying squirrels glow pink thanks to fluorescence
#10For me there is a problem here in the fact that both, platypus and squirrel are museum skins. I'm missing a critical discussion explaining if this fluorescence is natural, (and can be natural perfectly) or due to the the chemical products used to preserve the specimens. Those studies are lacking of a control group
> “One evening,” says Anich, “he heard the chirp of a flying squirrel at a bird feeder, pointed the flashlight at it, and was amazed to see pink fluorescence.”