# Quote — Helen Czerski, Storm in a Teacup

> [S]corpions... have pigments in their that take in light that we can't see and give back visible light... . The blue-green glow is thought to be an adaptation to help... at dusk. ...[I]t can detect its own glow and so... needs to do... better... hiding. It's an effective... signalling system...

- Author: [Helen Czerski](https://www.leafyquotes.com/helen-czerski.md)
- Book: [Storm in a Teacup](https://www.leafyquotes.com/helen-czerski/storm-in-a-teacup.md)
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- Quote page: https://www.leafyquotes.com/helen-czerski/storm-in-a-teacup/s-corpions-have-pigments

## More from this book

> The basic principles alone often won't provide specific answers, but they'll provide the context needed to ask the right questions. And if we're used to working things out... we won't feel hopeless when the answer isn't obvious...

[Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/helen-czerski/storm-in-a-teacup/the-basic-principles.md)

> This book is about linking the little things we see every day with the big world we live in.

[Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/helen-czerski/storm-in-a-teacup/this-book-is-about.md)

> As far as we know, the physical laws we observe... on Earth apply everywhere... You can test them for yourself.

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