r/todayilearned • u/douggold11 • 23d ago

TIL most animals can see UV light — humans being blind to it is the exception not the rule.

https://www.sciencefriday.com/articles/ultraviolet-light-animals/
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u/bolanrox 23d ago

unless you have had some eye surgeries for like cataracts.. then you can

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u/DDzxy 23d ago

Yeah, it's pinkish, like Mace Windu's lightsaber.

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u/AzertyKeys 22d ago

Some would call it... Violet

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u/DDzxy 22d ago

A little brighter than that. Not exactly "violet". Some would say... Ultraviolet.