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“The distribution of melanosomes suggests that the sails were “conspicuously colored,” Sues says, and were likely used to communicate with other members of their species." @orcabook.bsky.social @therightsfactory.bsky.social @middlegradehub.bsky.social

Fascinating...and wow, these creatures can JUMP!!!
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It's coming!!!! A passion book that marries both science and art with stunning images and fascinating details of how animals use their color to survive in the natural world. It's in ARCs now (Advanced Review Copies).

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Scientists Say They've Discovered a New Color—an 'Unprecedented' Hue Only Ever Seen by Five People The color, dubbed olo, is described as an intensely saturated teal. Researchers say it might have applications in understanding color blindness

A new color has been discovered and it's called OLO.
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LIVING LIGHT, CONSERVING BIOLUMINESCENT ANIMALS AND PLANTS has been selected on Earth Day 2025 by THE NATURE GENERATION as an HONOR BOOK in the Young Adult Non-Fiction Category. Congratulations to all the other authors whose books won and were recommended. Thanks to Orca Books my wonderful publisher

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Scientists Say They've Discovered a New Color—an 'Unprecedented' Hue Only Ever Seen by Five People The color, dubbed olo, is described as an intensely saturated teal. Researchers say it might have applications in understanding color blindness

'OLO' is a new color, seen by only 5 people (so far) in an experimental setting where their M cones were stimulated by laser treatments. Check it out
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World Traveler - bioGraphic This tiny songbird treks cross-hemisphere over deserts, oceans, and mountain ranges in one of the animal kingdom’s most impressive migrations.

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@orcabook.bsky.social Wheatear migrations

A Jet-Black, Bioluminescent 'Football Fish' Washed Up on a California Beach The sea creature typically lives in depths of 3,000 feet and rarely shows up on shore in one piece

Bioluminescent organisms often live at great depths, but sometimes they wash to the surface. The female angler fish is an amazing adaptation to life in the darkness. @orcabook.bsky.social @middlegradehub.bsky.social @mindrolling.bsky.social

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Red Fish, Blue Fish - bioGraphic Mexican hogfish change colors—and sex—as they grow, perplexing scientists and attracting admirers.

The amazing world of color! Check out bioGraphic ...Hakai Magazine merged with them quite recently. They produce exceptional articles.
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