Did you know that scorpions glow under ultraviolet light

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Lots of animals are biofluorescent:

Scientists discover that "fluorescence is very common in mammals"

Originally published at: Scientists discover that "fluorescence is very common in mammals" | Boing Boing …

Odd Stuff (Part 5)

Dayglow flying squirrels! But why? There are theories, some involving dayglow owls, but I really wonder at there being enough UV at night for any of them to work, and even the Moon doesn’t reflect much UV. Maybe they just lair up in a tree hole, hit some squirrel bongs, and bask in the mood?

Platypuses: they're venomous, they sweat milk, and turns out they glow in the dark too

Originally published at: https://boingboing.net/2020/11/22/platypuses-theyre-venomous-they-sweat-milk-and-turns-out-they-glow-in-the-dark-too.html …