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Invisible World: The Magic of Biofluorescence

David Atthowe

Embark on a magical journey into nature's best kept secret...

Glowing green fungi, fire-orange soil, blood-red leaves, neon-blue scorpions and pink hedgehogs: this is the magic of biofluorescence.

Invisible World reveals a dazzling world of colour that is completely invisible to the naked eye, and yet secretly all around us. Biofluorescence is a natural phenomenon that occurs when organisms absorb light at one wavelength and emit it at a different wavelength, making them glow in the darkness.

In the first book of its kind to explore biofluorescence, Invisible World will turn the rules of colour upside down. On a journey across the globe with naturalist and biofluorescence guide David Atthowe, we explore Earth's biofluorescent wonders, from coral reefs and tropical rainforests, to the depths of the world's mineral mines. We learn how these glowing colours foster secret communication between underwater creatures, light up the night sky with the aurora borealis, and create a deep connection with nature in humans.

You will never see the natural world in the same way again.

David Atthowe

David Atthowe is a British-born explorer, expedition leader, photographer and naturalist. He has spent the last 15 years leading expeditions, exploring remote jungles and spending time living with indigenous tribes. In his exploration of biofluorescence, he has spent more than 500 hours in the field, leading guided biofluorescent night walks across the globe in areas as diverse as the coral reefs of Indonesia, the tropical rainforests of Malaysia, the temperate rainforests of Scotland and the coastline of England. David is one of the very few people in the world specialising in guiding biofluorescent night walks, and he has been featured in the Guardian and BBC. In his work in the field he has made a number of discoveries new to science, which will be featured in Invisible World for the first time.