i know that they biolumines, i want to know what it is at the DNA level that makes them glow. Also do the big black scorpians, from africa, glow?
2007-02-05 06:41:25 · 2 answers · asked by Jill 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
They do NOT bioluminesce, they fluoresce, which is different.
"Scorpions fluoresce because they contain a fluorescent protein in the hyaline layer of their exoskeleton."
"Again, luminous centipedes and millipedes are not uncommon, but luminous scorpions and spiders are apparently nonexistent. "
"Emperor (black) scorpions fluoresce to a greenish-blue under black UV lights."
2007-02-05 08:20:30 · answer #1 · answered by Yahzmin ♥♥ 4ever 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
its all to do with their incredible sensory array and how they breed and identify each other the can see and feel things u couldnt believe what they can detect
2007-02-06 16:54:02 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋