EVERYDAY SCIENCE

Detailed explanation-1: -Noun. biofluorescence (uncountable) The emission of previously absorbed light by fluorescent proteins in a living organism.

Detailed explanation-2: -Scientists have observed biofluorescence in a species of Argentinean frog, and the Virginia Opossum from North America. Back home in Australia, mammals and marsupials like the platypus and wombat have also been found to glow under ultraviolet (UV) light.

Detailed explanation-3: -Unlike biofluorescence, where an organism emits light upon excitation by an external light source, bioluminescence is generated by a chemical or biological reaction created within the organism’s body. It’s similar to the reaction you witness when cracking a glow stick.

Detailed explanation-4: -You may have seen the sparkle of fireflies on a summer’s night. The fireflies produce light through a chemical reaction in their glowing abdomens, a process known as bioluminescence.