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Do platypuses glow in the dark?

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Yes, they do. Platypuses glow because of something called biofluorescence. Biofluorescence is when a living organism absorbs short wavelengths of light — from the sun or another light source — and re-emits them as longer wavelengths of light. Biofluorescence is not bioluminescence.

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Yes, platypuses glow because of something called biofluorescence. Biofluorescence is when a living organism absorbs short wavelengths of light — from the sun or another light source — and re-emits them as longer wavelengths of light. This is different from making the glow yourself like a firefly.

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