Isopods GLOW under UV light!
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Shuos Zehun
Ootheca
Nice!!
Sadly, hissing cockroaches are totally boring under blacklight, but in the process of finding that out, I did discover that dry-roasted peanuts fluoresce disturbingly well 0.o
Sadly, hissing cockroaches are totally boring under blacklight, but in the process of finding that out, I did discover that dry-roasted peanuts fluoresce disturbingly well 0.o
I tried all my big species and never saw a hint. I never thought to look at either Trichorhina.
I've read that fresh peanut butter will glow under a black light too! But I've yet to test it out.
It seems that at least one Cubaris species will glow too:
(Cubaris sp. ‘Blonde Rubber Ducky’ from dartknightexotics reddit page)
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I don't know how they made these photos but I have a black light flashlight and tried both species and don't see anything like these images.I just found out that some isopods will glow under UV light!
(Trichorhina tomentosa pictured, from dartknightexotics.com)
Are there any other species that do this???
I was told by a vendor at a local show the reason these do not fluoresce under standard black light bulbs or flashlights is the wavelength is wrong. He said the light needs to be 365nm. I ordered a light in that wavelength just now to see if it's true.
RosenKrieger
Eighth Instar
Please keep us updated on the results when you receive the light. Fluorescing bugs are just downright cool.
If it does work I'm curious to see if other things that don't fluoresce under normal black lights will.
I got the new wavelength light and the expansus look a little different, on a few species like A. frontirostre and P. ornatus the gray body parts look purple, and some the dead ones glow but not the live ones. However, I don't see anything on the duckies even remotely like the pics. What does look crazy neat is the white micros. The rear tip (abdomen) glows bright purple. Jungle micros do not.
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Super cool Orin! Nature always seems to amaze!
Did you happen to get any photos???
Also, maybe there is another wavelength black light that was used for the photos from DartkNightExotics? I talk to him every now and then, but haven't talked for months, so I haven't been able to ask.
Did you happen to get any photos???
Also, maybe there is another wavelength black light that was used for the photos from DartkNightExotics? I talk to him every now and then, but haven't talked for months, so I haven't been able to ask.
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The gold dalmatian glows green down the stripes and some blue. The only really neat ones are the white micropods but I can't get them to stay still. I don't have a blacklight flash so when they move it looks like a glow in the air. I could try freezing one but this is the most time I'm currently willing to invest.Super cool Orin! Nature always seems to amaze!
Did you happen to get any photos???
Also, maybe there is another wavelength black light that was used for the photos from DartkNightExotics? I talk to him every now and then, but haven't talked for months, so I haven't been able to ask.
That would be a cool photo to see.
No need to freeze one for a photo.
I'll contact DartkNightExotics eventually, and I'll ask how the photos were made.
Arthroverts
Seventh Instar
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I used a Convoy S2+ 365nm UV flashlight for the picture under a scope.
Scabers with light coloration glow and so do dwarf whites. The other kinds tend to have too much pigment and look dark blue or reddish without much glowing.
I used a Convoy S2+ 365nm UV flashlight for the picture under a scope.
Scabers with light coloration glow and so do dwarf whites. The other kinds tend to have too much pigment and look dark blue or reddish without much glowing.