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Which U.S. State Has the Most Biofluorescent Wildlife?

Suhail Ahmed

On a warm night off the Florida Keys, a reef that looks muted by day suddenly flares into neon under blue light – corals blaze green, fish trace magenta outlines, and tiny invertebrates burn like embers. Far from the coast, a ranger’s ultraviolet torch in the Appalachians reveals salamanders glowing like chartreuse highlighters and, overhead, ...