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	<title>Comments on: Look at This: Glowing South American Roaches Mimic Toxic Beetles</title>
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		<title>By: hilarleo</title>
		<link>http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2012/08/23/look-at-this-glowing-south-american-roaches-mimic-toxic-beetles/#comment-34037</link>
		<dc:creator>hilarleo</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Aug 2012 00:27:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Well-spotted! What semi said!
“Bioluminescence” and “fluorescence” are discrete abilities, yet this micro-article appears to use the terms indiscriminately. At least the article is confusing.     But ... I can  dig it- &quot;Bio-anything&quot; is trendy.

So then- What&#039;s the roach doing? This article is unclear. For the sake of definitions:
“Bioluminescence”, in conventional usage, means any biological process which generates some light, as found in certain bacteria, insects, pelagic fishes and several zooplankton. &quot;Bioluminescence&quot; is not dependent on or related to fluorescence and can employ all the colors of the rainbow, but often dominated by characteristic greens.
&quot;Fluorescence&quot; is the enhanced, spectrum-shifted reflectivity of certain minerals and pigments.  Typically mineral fluorescence appears white; But  a limited range of fluorescent mineral colors are known.

The article muddies it all, suggesting  this biology depends on &quot;fluorescent light&quot; (which itself uses novel fluorescent processes and a variety of gas-tube environments- but not reliably producing specific wavelengths) as if every glowing thing involved mysterious fluorescent minerals.

But our Science is alive! Humans continue to discover more more forms of luminance regularly. Knowing this- It&#039;s the fun stuff! Not difficult. Let&#039;s all keep it meaningful.
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Well-spotted! What semi said!<br />
“Bioluminescence” and “fluorescence” are discrete abilities, yet this micro-article appears to use the terms indiscriminately. At least the article is confusing.     But &#8230; I can  dig it- &#8220;Bio-anything&#8221; is trendy.</p>
<p>So then- What&#8217;s the roach doing? This article is unclear. For the sake of definitions:<br />
“Bioluminescence”, in conventional usage, means any biological process which generates some light, as found in certain bacteria, insects, pelagic fishes and several zooplankton. &#8220;Bioluminescence&#8221; is not dependent on or related to fluorescence and can employ all the colors of the rainbow, but often dominated by characteristic greens.<br />
&#8220;Fluorescence&#8221; is the enhanced, spectrum-shifted reflectivity of certain minerals and pigments.  Typically mineral fluorescence appears white; But  a limited range of fluorescent mineral colors are known.</p>
<p>The article muddies it all, suggesting  this biology depends on &#8220;fluorescent light&#8221; (which itself uses novel fluorescent processes and a variety of gas-tube environments- but not reliably producing specific wavelengths) as if every glowing thing involved mysterious fluorescent minerals.</p>
<p>But our Science is alive! Humans continue to discover more more forms of luminance regularly. Knowing this- It&#8217;s the fun stuff! Not difficult. Let&#8217;s all keep it meaningful.<br />
And so&#8230; where now is our perfect automated Editor?</p>
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		<title>By: Ian Jamie</title>
		<link>http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2012/08/23/look-at-this-glowing-south-american-roaches-mimic-toxic-beetles/#comment-34036</link>
		<dc:creator>Ian Jamie</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Aug 2012 03:06:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>semi: &quot;Luminescence&quot; is a catch-all term for any sort of light emission not generated by heat (e.g., incandescent bulbs, &quot;red-hot&quot; objects). Fluorescence is a subset of this. It refers to emission of light after excitation (irradiation) by light - most commonly experienced as (but not confined to) emission of visible light after excitation by ultraviolet light. Bioluminescence is luminescence from biological systems, hence a fluorescent, living creature is exhibiting bioluminescence.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>semi: &#8220;Luminescence&#8221; is a catch-all term for any sort of light emission not generated by heat (e.g., incandescent bulbs, &#8220;red-hot&#8221; objects). Fluorescence is a subset of this. It refers to emission of light after excitation (irradiation) by light &#8211; most commonly experienced as (but not confined to) emission of visible light after excitation by ultraviolet light. Bioluminescence is luminescence from biological systems, hence a fluorescent, living creature is exhibiting bioluminescence.</p>
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		<title>By: Andrew</title>
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		<dc:creator>Andrew</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Aug 2012 14:29:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>A Jawa was exactly what I thought too, Jeremy.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A Jawa was exactly what I thought too, Jeremy.</p>
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		<title>By: semi</title>
		<link>http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2012/08/23/look-at-this-glowing-south-american-roaches-mimic-toxic-beetles/#comment-34034</link>
		<dc:creator>semi</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Aug 2012 22:20:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Wait. I thought this was supposed to be a science site?  You do know that &quot;bioluminescence&quot; and &quot;fluorescence&quot;  are two completely different things, yet this article uses the terms interchangeably.  FAIL.  So which is it?  Are the bugs bioluminescent or fluorescent??</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Wait. I thought this was supposed to be a science site?  You do know that &#8220;bioluminescence&#8221; and &#8220;fluorescence&#8221;  are two completely different things, yet this article uses the terms interchangeably.  FAIL.  So which is it?  Are the bugs bioluminescent or fluorescent??</p>
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		<title>By: Gregory Urbano</title>
		<link>http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2012/08/23/look-at-this-glowing-south-american-roaches-mimic-toxic-beetles/#comment-34033</link>
		<dc:creator>Gregory Urbano</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Aug 2012 19:01:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>scary looking face o the head of that thing!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>scary looking face o the head of that thing!</p>
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		<title>By: Jeremy</title>
		<link>http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2012/08/23/look-at-this-glowing-south-american-roaches-mimic-toxic-beetles/#comment-34032</link>
		<dc:creator>Jeremy</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Aug 2012 17:31:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Just another Jawa.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Just another Jawa.</p>
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		<title>By: Christopher@BorderWars</title>
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		<dc:creator>Christopher@BorderWars</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Aug 2012 17:31:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>They should name it the Ewok Roach.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>They should name it the Ewok Roach.</p>
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		<title>By: graeme_from_It</title>
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		<dc:creator>graeme_from_It</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Aug 2012 15:36:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>looks just like EVE from Wall-E ....</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>looks just like EVE from Wall-E &#8230;.</p>
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