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Scientists Just Realized That Platypuses Glow Under A UV Light, Further Adding To The Bizarreness Of The Animal

Platypuses are some of the weirdest animals on the planet. They look like beavers, have a face like a duck, are venomous and lay eggs. A bizarre combination to say the least. Well, now they are also biofluorescent and reflect UV.

Platypuses are some of the weirdest animals on the planet. They look like beavers, have a face like a duck, are venomous and lay eggs. A bizarre combination to say the...

My 10 Fairy-Like Pics Show The Presence Of Sea Sparkle On The Dutch Coast

Once upon a time, I was walking on a tropical beach on a pitch black night, with only the faint white of the surf. Suddenly, with every step, this white appeared bluer and bluer. The usually white foam had turned into an...

Once upon a time, I was walking on a tropical beach on a pitch black night, with only the faint white of the surf. Suddenly, with every step, this white appeared bluer...

I Captured The Mysterious Glowing Sea In Japan

This is what happens on the earth. In spring, but not every year, bioluminescent firefly squid illuminate the Toyama Bay, Japan. As I live in the city, you may think it is easy for me to encounter the phenomena, but it’s not.

This is what happens on the earth. In spring, but not every year, bioluminescent firefly squid illuminate the Toyama Bay, Japan. As I live in the city, you may think it is...

Glowworms Create Spectacular Starry Night Sky in a New Zealand Cave

These are the Waitomo Glowworm caves, a cave system in New Zealand known for its population of glowworms and other curious creatures. The glowing lights and hanging beaded threads are the work of Arachnocampa luminosa, a species of glowworm that lives...

These are the Waitomo Glowworm caves, a cave system in New Zealand known for its population of glowworms and other curious creatures. The glowing lights and hanging beaded threads are the...