Jon Hancock on Nostr: So, assuming I've grasped the mechanics of this, that would mean that any blue animal ...
So, assuming I've grasped the mechanics of this, that would mean that any blue animal other than one particular species of butterfly effectively changes colour when you turn the lights off. Not "you can't see them now", but because light isn't being reflected from them they would no longer appear blue, even if you could magically see them in the dark. Fascinating.
https://youtu.be/RFsqHpY9_ZE#Biology #Physics #Nature
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