Coreopsis, colours as illuminated by UV light showing glowing pollen that insects would be able to see due to fluorescence, landing platform guide
Coreopsis, colours as illuminated by UV light showing glowing colours in visible human range such as pollen that insects would be able to see due to fluorescence, the landing platform guide is just beginning to be seen round sepals as a darker band of yellow by induced fluorescence. Fluorescence is the emission of light by a substance that has absorbed electromagnetic radiation. In most cases, the emitted light has a longer wavelength, and therefore lower energy, than the absorbed radiation, a striking example of fluorescence occurs when the absorbed radiation is in the ultraviolet region of the spectrum, (invisible to the human eye), while the emitted light is in the visible region that gives the fluorescent substance a distinct colour only seen when exposed to UV light or blacklight.
Size: 7360px × 4906px
Location: Vigo, Meopham, Kent, UK
Photo credit: © Yon Marsh Natural History / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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