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Broccoli Blooms (mander.xyz)
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[–] 4 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Somehow the fact the flowers are a sickly yellow is a little bit disappointing

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  • [–] 8 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    That's what color they are in the "visible" spectrum, I wonder what they look like if you added in the ultraviolet spectrum that bees and other insects can see

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (1 child)

    Well, we can't really picture a color outside the visible spectrum. Just try to imagine a color you've never seen...

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago

    Point being they might have wonderful patterns or be beautifully vibrant in the UV spectrum, but those pigments don't look like anything beyond a sickly yellow if all you can see is the human visible light spectrum

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