Sep 3, 2021 09:06 PM
https://youtu.be/f-Nr2z5X7Rs
INTRO: Finding scorpions in the desert at night is surprisingly easy. All you need is an ultraviolet torch because scorpions are incredibly fluorescent. Fluorescence means their bodies absorb ultraviolet light and reradiate it in the visible part of the spectrum. They glow this bright neon green color. But scorpions aren't the only animals that fluoresce. Jellyfish, amphibians, owls, and even platypus' glow under ultraviolet light. [...] I'm out here in the desert near Bakersfield, California, looking for scorpions with Carl Kloock...
Why are scorpions fluorescent?
INTRO: Finding scorpions in the desert at night is surprisingly easy. All you need is an ultraviolet torch because scorpions are incredibly fluorescent. Fluorescence means their bodies absorb ultraviolet light and reradiate it in the visible part of the spectrum. They glow this bright neon green color. But scorpions aren't the only animals that fluoresce. Jellyfish, amphibians, owls, and even platypus' glow under ultraviolet light. [...] I'm out here in the desert near Bakersfield, California, looking for scorpions with Carl Kloock...
Why are scorpions fluorescent?