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Remarkable-Storm-738 t1_iuhleec wrote
I swear this creature was invented purely to fuck with us
MatiloKarode t1_iuhvnln wrote
Their beaks act as a lens that focuses the blue-green glow into lasers for eliminating enemies visible light for them in the murky waters so they can locate each other.
Maybe? Because why not? Probably not though.
MonkeysOnMyBottom t1_iui4omi wrote
Platypi have a very active rave scene
mrnoonan81 t1_iuie4go wrote
Next were going to find the first 100,000 prime numbers encoded in it's DNA.
malevolentslime t1_iuievo5 wrote
Most animals can see in the UV spectrum and most likely have some kind of UV coloration (to signal info to other animals). It was fairly recently discovered so we don't have the info on exactly what all species UV coloration looks like, as there hasn't been enough time to catalogue every species.
MarcusForrest t1_iujukgq wrote
Plenty of animals do - multiple reptiles fish, birds, mammals, insects, arachnids, other bugs
IMPORTANT DETAIL ABOUT THE ORIGINAL STUDY
The original study claiming platypuses are biofluorescent used dead platypuses (2020) - I couldn't find more recent research with live subjects
This can make a difference as various bacteria, fungi and other organisms are biofluorescent under UV, so a corpse could also be covered in those organisms. But again, some other mammals showcase Biofluorescence. Reasons are simply how the higher energy wavelengths of light is absorbed by the fur - it may not have an actual ''reason'' or ''use'' - it is probably just the way it is, but some experts suggest it might've been related to survival with a distant ancestor - it could've made predation from certain predators more difficult, a form of camouflage (but nothing really supports that theory)
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