http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/2010/02/25/the-hidden-face-codes-of-fish/ Dive into the awe-inspiring, beautiful and quirky world of science news with award-winning writer Ed Yong. No previous experience required. Sat, 26 May 2012 10:52:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/2010/02/25/the-hidden-face-codes-of-fish/comment-page-1/#comment-6916 Prairie Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:50:08 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/2010/02/25/the-hidden-face-codes-of-fish/#comment-6916 Insects see nicely in UV. Most flowers look very different in UV light, insects don't see the redder side of the spectrum. Many butterflies probably have species-specific markings on the wings--many patterns not visible to human eyes can be seen under UV light. It's all cool stuff. Insects see nicely in UV. Most flowers look very different in UV light, insects don’t see the redder side of the spectrum. Many butterflies probably have species-specific markings on the wings–many patterns not visible to human eyes can be seen under UV light.
It’s all cool stuff.

]]> http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/2010/02/25/the-hidden-face-codes-of-fish/comment-page-1/#comment-6915 psweet Fri, 26 Feb 2010 14:25:21 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/2010/02/25/the-hidden-face-codes-of-fish/#comment-6915 Ed, have you compared these fish to the uses that birds put UV to? Hawks are known to use UV reflections to detect urine trails laid down by small mammals, while Blue Tits have been shown to be sexually dimorphic when viewed under UV light. Ed, have you compared these fish to the uses that birds put UV to? Hawks are known to use UV reflections to detect urine trails laid down by small mammals, while Blue Tits have been shown to be sexually dimorphic when viewed under UV light.

]]> http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/2010/02/25/the-hidden-face-codes-of-fish/comment-page-1/#comment-6914 IanW Fri, 26 Feb 2010 12:21:22 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/2010/02/25/the-hidden-face-codes-of-fish/#comment-6914 So is there a Knight fish which comes to the rescue of the damsel fish when it gets trapped by the serf? Does it need help from the swordfish? And how do kingfishers play into this? You still have a lot of work to do, Ed! So is there a Knight fish which comes to the rescue of the damsel fish when it gets trapped by the serf? Does it need help from the swordfish? And how do kingfishers play into this? You still have a lot of work to do, Ed!

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