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Glowing CPs

By xr280xr
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-  Tue Apr 26, 2016 2:27 pm #261252
I just stumbled across this article outlining how scientists discovered a fluorescent UV glow emitted by pitcher plants believed to attract insects. Cool! I'm going to have to get my UV light out when it gets dark and try this.

http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-n ... 180948058/
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-  Tue Apr 26, 2016 2:52 pm #261254
Nepenthes nectar is often UV-reactive as well. I keep forgetting to try to take a picture of my drooling poi dog in the evening under UV.
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