The first documented example of biofluorescence in Tasmanian devils was reported by the Toledo Zoo in Ohio. The phenomenon of biofluorescence occurs when a living creature absorbs light and reemits it in a different hue. The Tasmanian devil, it turns out, shines in UV light as well. And it appears to be rather scary.
According to the Toledo Zoo, ‘While it is possible that Tasmanian devils evolved biofluorescence for purposes such as those listed above, it is also possible (though perhaps less exciting) that they do not encounter fluorescence-inducing levels of UV in the wild due to their primarily nocturnal habits. Furthermore, Tasmanian devils and other species with whom they interact (such as predators or prey) may be unable to detect UV radiation or the associated fluorescence.
Even if biofluorescence occurs naturally and is observable by a species, it must also impact their behavior in order to be deemed an useful adaptation. While these findings should be interpreted with caution, one thing is certain: the Tasmanian devil lives up to its name throughout all light spectrums.’
John L
neat
Chris K
interesting
Ron S
Something called Devils absorbing light… Why am I not surprised?
Ron S
Speaking of blue UV lights. I couldn’t leave my stand until dark the day before yesterday as the deer had me pinned down and I didn’t want to give away my position. A truck was parked in my spot upon arrival which was different, oh well. When the deer fimoved on it was dark thirty. I walked halfway out with no light so I didn’t spook nearby game along the way and then used my phone light the rest of the way.
Approaching my truck, the other truck is still parked there (and I thought I was late getting out).
As soon as I get to my truck and hit the unlock there is a loud screech and two whoops where I just came from, I’m thinking owl, Sasquatch, devil monkey or crazy person… I don’t really care and don’t really have time for that… and casually put my things away. I drove about a mile away and think “I better go back and see if that person made it out ok”, so I turned around. It probably took me 5 minutes of being gone.
As I’m approaching where the trucks were parked there is a blue light in the complete darkness coming down the straightaway path between the hardwoods on either side and I figure it’s the guy finally coming out. But the light goes when I get to the point where I can see directly down the trail.
I’m glad he made it out, some weird things happen in that area. His blue light wasn’t one of them though, shutting it off was. I mean, you have a truck parked 80yds away, why and who are you hiding from? Sometimes there’s strangeness in the woods other than people, and sometimes just people acting strange.
Well, maybe I shouldn’t have taken that skull from a doe I found and impaled it on top of the four foot stick next to the trail either. It looked liked something out of the Indiana Jones movie. I probably made that person nervous with my humor… He might’ve sat sat there longer than HE wanted waiting for ME to leave, idk.
I’m saying all this to say, I think I have a solid rational, moral mind between the truly strange things and just strange human things. If I tell you on here something is out of the ordinary in an unexplained kinda way… if I were you I’d pay attention. I don’t fly off my rocker in thinking everything is a mystery (just the mysterious things). I don’t wear a foil hat and don’t care if you run around in a foil hat, what you choose to do is your choice, just be a decent honest person… Just saying.
Btw, turkey hunters might use an owl call to locate a tom turkey, might explain just some of the fakish owl hoots people hear, but not all of them… Gain knowledge and use your instincts.
Ron S
“Fimoved” is “finally moved”, no idea how that happened other than proofreading failure.. Either that or I need a little foil hat for this phone I think, it’s little phone brian is being manipulated to undermine my credibility:)
Hell, if a foil hat is ever proven useful I’ll wear that sucker loud and proud, I’ll put one on my house, my truck, heck even my dog… I just can’t stand people poking fun at others, I would wear the foil like Johnny Cash wears the black, for others.
m99
Wouldn’t it be fun if humans emitted biofluorescence light, but as in human fingerprints, each one is different?
Matthew W
This little light of mine….