Photographer Caught First Record of a Biofluorescent Quol in Wildlife: "It's a Unique Encounter"

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The photographer Benjamin Alldridge recently related his experience photographing an extraordinary animal in nature, it is the eastern quol of Tasmania (Dasyurus viverrinus). These animals, according to National Geographic, are tiny Australian marsupials who spend the day sleeping and go out at night to look for insects, carrion or to hunt smaller animals, such as rodents. They are very difficult to catch, as few remain in the world. They have d…

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A good photo is: a good photographer, a good subject and a good light. So all that was necessary for Ben Alldridge, who managed to capture an exceptional image: a spotted marsupial cat (Dasyurus vivorrinus) bioflurescent. In other words, this little mammal can shine in the dark. A memorable photo! It is on 7 July 2025 on Instagram that Ben Alldridge (@benjaminalldridge) released two photographs of a spotted marsupial cat, also called marsupial m…