autumn---skyI got a little carried away on chat with @groovy-gambler…
crusanite
pepper-roni
after scientists discovered that deep-sea dragonfish had chlorophyll in their eyes, the US Pentagon began funding research for inexpensive night-vision eye drops.
In the 1990s, marine biologist Ron Douglas of City University London discovered that, unlike other deep-sea fish, the dragonfish Malacosteus niger can perceive red light. Douglas was surprised when he isolated the chemical responsible for absorbing red: It was chlorophyll. “That was weird,” he says. The fish had somehow co-opted chlorophyll, most likely from bacteria in their food, and turned it into a vision enhancer.
thespace-dragon
thesearchingastronaut
Anonymous asked:
you're amazing!!!!! (just saying if you don't already know it)
thesearchingastronaut answered:
Thank you <3 Thank you for letting me know! My day has been made! (for real. It makes me feel very warm inside ♥)
Also random fact: I bought a flower arrangement today and I love it. It’s valentine themed for my lonely self.
I’ll be your valentine caro :3c
ruinedchildhood