• Ageroth@reddthat.com
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      2 days ago

      That’s what color they are in the “visible” spectrum, I wonder what they look like if you added in the ultraviolet spectrum that bees and other insects can see

      • unfinished | 🇵🇸@lemmy.ml
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        Well, we can’t really picture a color outside the visible spectrum. Just try to imagine a color you’ve never seen…

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          Point being they might have wonderful patterns or be beautifully vibrant in the UV spectrum, but those pigments don’t look like anything beyond a sickly yellow if all you can see is the human visible light spectrum