First "Glowing" Sea Turtle Found

[Contrary1]

This guy (or girl) is gorgeous!

Yes, this sea turtle is glowing neon green and red. No, it's not radioactive.

The critically endangered hawksbill sea turtle is the first reptile scientists have seen exhibiting biofluorescence—the ability to reflect the blue light hitting a surface and re-emit it as a different color. The most common colors are green, red, and orange.

Biofluorescence is different from bioluminescence, in which animals either produce their own light through a series of chemical reactions, or host bacteria that give off light.

Corals fluoresce, and recent research has found the ability in a number of fish, sharks, rays, tiny crustaceans called copepods, and mantis shrimp. But researchers never expected to find it in a marine reptile.

More: http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2015/09/150928-sea-turtles-hawksbill-glowing-biofluorescence-coral-reef-ocean-animals-science150928-sea-turtles-hawksbill-glowing-biofluorescence-coral-reef-ocean-animals-science/

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. I totally want a glow-in-the-dark turtle!

[Omaha Steve]

2. Geez I meant to comment last night

Thanks for posting!

OS

[hifiguy]

3. Whoa, dude.

Glow-in-the-dark turtles. Far out, man.