I made my family pause Jurassic park bc there were cool lichens
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I'm gonna go back in time and shove those fucking tiktaaliks back in the goddamn water
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Fun Facts about Fireflies and Fluorescence under the cut :)
FUN ANIMAL FACT: Fireflies glow due to a chemical reaction between the molecule Luciferin and the enzyme Luciferase (and quite a few other molecules including ATP and oxygen). While fireflies use their bioluminescence for mating reasons, the reaction can be used in a test named the -ATP fluorescence assay- to detect bacteria in various bodily samples and monitor levels of photosynthesis in crop fields (although it was originally developed to potentially detect living cells on Mars)
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Oh and here’s a good note too… they can’t even get up and move. (Spoilers: the bryophytes won)
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