Squillid Fluorescence

[Gonodactylus]

Even dull squillids can be interesting.

Roy

 

[mattyice]

Dr. roy can that be seen underwater normally? or is a filter needed to see it?

 

[Gonodactylus]

This is a yellow-green fluorescence in response to blue light. The animal is illuminated with blue light (such as would occur at depth) and the photograph is taken through a yellow filter. The filter cuts out the blue illumination, so what you see is the resulting fluorescent emission. You can find out much more about this at:

http://www.nightsea.com/mantis.htm

Roy

 

[justinl]

new desktop pic! wow it is NICE having a phD bona fide stomatopod researcher around isnt it?