Cute critter gets a glow-up as stunning science snaps unveiled

A GLOWING quoll in the Tasmanian wilderness, the first documentation of its kind, leads a striking lineup of finalists for the 2025 Beaker Street Science Photography Prize.

- BY DEAN MURRAY

Captured by photographer Ben Alldridge using specialised UV-sensitive techniques, the image reveals the eastern quoll, which is a marsupial, in its natural habitat.

While many animals are known to glow under ultraviolet light, this is the first time the phenomenon has been recorded in the wild for this endangered species.

The image forms part of ongoing research into the impacts of light pollution on native wildlife.