Phosphorescent Collection

Phosphorescent animals (colour litho)
976555 Phosphorescent animals (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Phosphorescent animals.); © Look and Learn

LUMINOUS WHEELS
Luminous wheels have been seen from ships, especially in the Indian Ocean; often ascribed to phosphorescent sea creatures, the explanation remains unsatisfactory Date: circa 1880

MARK TWAIN (1835-1910). Samuel Clemens. American writer and humorist. Photographed by phosphorescent light in Nikola Teslas laboratory; the exposure time was ten minutes. Photograph, January 1894

Picture No. 10896136
Purple Jellyfish / Phosphorescent Jellyfish - diver (Pelagia noctiluca) Date:

Picture No. 10896131
Purple jellyfish / Phosphorescent jellyfish (Pelagia noctiluca) Date:

Arizona bark scorpion, Centruroides exilicauda, glowing in UV light, Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona

Fluorescent light bulb powder, SEM
Fluorescent light bulb powder. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of grains of a phosphor powder used to coat the inside of a fluorescent light bulb. It is this powder that emits the light

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Mark Twain once quipped, 'The secret of success in life is to eat what you like and let the food fight it out inside.' In the natural world, some creatures take this advice to a phosphorescent level. Witness the Arizona bark scorpion, C. Exilicauda, glowing in UV light at Grand Canyon National Park (Picture No. 10896136). This eerie spectacle is not just for show; it's a survival strategy. Meanwhile, in the human world, the battle for light continues, as seen in this close-up of fluorescent light bulb powder under the scanning electron microscope (Picture No. 10896131, 10896131). A century ago, visionaries like Mark Twain and Nikola Tesla (1835-1910, 1856-1943) ignited our fascination with light and its possibilities. Today, we continue to be amazed by the luminescent wonders of nature and technology.