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Scientists also referenced research suggesting scorpion exoskeletons can fluoresce under ultraviolet light and may function as a light-sensing surface.
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Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 10 Mar. 2026
Scientists referenced research suggesting that scorpion exoskeletons can fluoresce under ultraviolet light and may function as a light-sensing surface.
—Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 10 Mar. 2026
The study also referenced research suggesting scorpion exoskeletons can fluoresce under ultraviolet light and may function as a light-sensing surface.
—Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 10 Mar. 2026
Biological material such as semen also fluoresces under UV light.
—Anirban Mukhopadhyay, Scientific American, 21 Jan. 2026
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Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 10 Mar. 2026
Scientists referenced research suggesting that scorpion exoskeletons can fluoresce under ultraviolet light and may function as a light-sensing surface.
—Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 10 Mar. 2026
The study also referenced research suggesting scorpion exoskeletons can fluoresce under ultraviolet light and may function as a light-sensing surface.
—Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 10 Mar. 2026
Biological material such as semen also fluoresces under UV light.
—Anirban Mukhopadhyay, Scientific American, 21 Jan. 2026
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“Fluoresce.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fluoresce. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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fluoresce
intransitive verb
flu·o·resce
ˌflu̇(-ə)r-ˈes 
flōr-
flȯr-
flōr-
flȯr-
fluoresced; fluorescing
: to produce, undergo, or exhibit fluorescence
fluorescer
noun
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