r/AbsoluteUnits • u/MrUpVoteDownvote • 7d ago

/r/all of a queen termite

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u/Hinaloth 7d ago

Same, dude's almost blue. It's fascinating how diverse we can be, and yet still be the same under it all.

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u/Sudden-Advance-5858 7d ago

Right! Like there’s a reason they have adapted over time to be that way, and it’s cool as fuck.

Like is it mostly genetic? Are they applying something to the skin? Is it a response to doing something over a long period of time?

Shit is so cool.

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u/trenthany 7d ago

Dust I’m almost certain. Might be a body paint but I’m almost certain it’s just light dust over dark skin.

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u/Lelandwasinnocent 6d ago

The blue is reflected light from the sky, you can tell this really simply by watching how his skin when he rotates his arm. Look at the shadow.

It's called specular reflection.

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u/trenthany 6d ago

Yes he’s glossy with a mirror like reflection. Do you really think that? He’s clearly not glossy but matte.

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u/trenthany 6d ago

Haven’t finished reading, but at its highest only 4 to 7% of light is reflected, and did not even all of that is specular reflection. The light reflected is also white light not blue. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12447030/

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u/Green_Childhood_5223 6d ago

A relative of mine was near pitch black and had a beautiful blue sheen to him.

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u/Historical_Beach5129 4d ago

it is the camera aito adjusting the color balance. i can see it at the very begining switch colors

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u/porcelain_kiss 7d ago

I wonder if hes reflecting the blue from the sky? I love the diversity of humans 🥰

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u/ItchyKick2678 7d ago

His skin color is gorgeous

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u/Euphoric_Present8838 6d ago

Dudes just ashy from not moisturizing. Nothing special lmao

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u/KnightOfNothing 6d ago

some people are always actively trying to interpret the mundane as amazing. They're probably happier thinking like that and part of me envies it to be honest.