Bushwalkers accidentally discover Australia's first known bioluminescent millipedes

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Scott Kemp first saw glow-in-the-dark millipedes in the Illawarra 18 years ago, but he had no idea he was making a significant scientific discovery.

Scott Kemp first spotted glow-in-the-dark millipedes while bushwalking in the Illawarra 18 years ago.Bioluminescence in millipedes has only been documented in California beforeHe was completely unaware that the phenomenon had never been documented in Australia before.

Millipedes in Australia are known to fluoresce under UV light, but bioluminescence — when organisms emit their own light naturally — has not been officially recorded in native millipedes before. His work is known to bioluminescence enthusiasts across Australia, which is how Mr Kemp recognised him while they were both chasing fireflies in Macquarie Pass National Park one night.

For now, the pair wants to keep the millipedes' exact location secret to protect the potentially native species. At that time, there were no records anywhere in the world of millipedes that could self-emit light. Dr Black put the glowing down to symbiotic bioluminescent bacteria either in or on the arthropods.

 

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