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Scorpion biofluorescence, unlike jellyfish bioluminescence, is activated by UV light and involved external light absorption and re-emission (Gaffin et al., 2012). Bioluminescence is a self generated light through a chemical reaction. Fluorescence is passive; luminescence is active. NSFW

by /u/Miss_Zelda in /r/NudeFacts

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