Science Illustrated

This chameleon is really happy that his head glows like that. Find out why!

Glowing bone helps camouflage champion find a mate.

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In 2017, scientists discovered that UV light causes blue, glowing patterns on the chameleon’s skull. Small bone ”lumps” absorb the short wave light, reemitting it at a longer, visible wavelength. The light helps the creature find a mate.

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