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Glowing blue helps shield this tardigrade from harmful ultraviolet light

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tardigrade glowing blue

A newly discovered tardigrade species protects itself from ultraviolet radiation with fluorescent pigments, which glow blue in this fluorescence micrograph, a new study finds.

H.R. Suma

By Jonathan Lambert

- More than 2 years ago

When blasted with ultraviolet radiation, a newly discovered species of tardigrade protects itself by glowing blue.