A Tasmania photographer became the first man to record an “Eastern Quoll” to shine in nature. Ben Aldridge immortalized the impressive image of the animal to emit biolums in invisible ultraviolet light. This is the first time this phenomenon has been recorded in the natural environment of the threatened marshmale. Aldridge said the flash is due to the hair of the animal, which absorbs ultraviolet radiation and re -emits visible colors, a phenomenon known to occur in many mammals, such as the Tasmanian devil and the wombat. “Where their hair is normally yellowish or black, under specific wavelengths of light, they display a process called bioflinks – like the natural version of a white shirt shining in a discotheque,” Aldridge said. As the Daily Mail reports, the biological purpose of the phenomenon remains hypothetical, with theories related to communication, camouflage or reproduction, especially in low light conditions. […]
Source: News Beast
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