Flying Squirrel Under Uv Light. A flying squirrel under uv light in the wild. They're not particularly bothersome, and aside from mastering the at the moment, the best guess the scientists have come up with is that a protein in the hair of the squirrels is reacting strongly to the uv light.
Exactly why they glow bright pink under uv isn't known.
A flash of magenta in a wisconsin forest has led to the discovery that—under a certain light—north america's flying squirrels actually do glow pink. It may be that these. After examining more than 100 specimens of flying squirrels across two museum collections and spotting five more squirrels under uv light in the wild, the researchers and their colleagues reported surprising results. Jon martin, associate professor of forestry at northland college in wisconsin, stumbled upon the discovery in his own back yard.