Naturenotes With Rudy Mancke
Foxfire
- Author: Vários
- Narrator: Vários
- Publisher: Podcast
- Duration: 0:01:24
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Synopsis
Foxfire, also called fairy fire and chimpanzee fire, is the bioluminescence created by some species of fungi present in decaying wood. The bluish-green glow is attributed to a luciferase, an oxidative enzyme, which emits light as it reacts with a luciferin. The phenomenon has been known since ancient times, with its source determined in 1823.