US scientists have created the first glowing butterfly by inserting jellyfish genes into its DNA.The genetically modified African butterfly glows luminous green in the dark, reports the BBC.The research is published in the Royal Society journal Biology Letters.The researchers used a technique called germ-line transformation to insert a marker gene that codes for the green fluorescent protein that make jellyfish fluorescent.By inserting the marker gene into the eggs of the African butterfly Bicyclus anynana, they created mutant butterflies.Dr Antonia Monteiro, of the State University of New York, said it was part of a project to understand how wing patterns emerged."We want to know how the colours and patterns were expressed in those places in the first place," he said."It's up to sexual selection, predator interaction, thermoregulation.

There's all kinds of environmental factors that eventually determine which pattern is better for the species."

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First glow-in-the-dark fish, now glow-in-the-dark butterflies.
What next?

Glow in the dark Humans !!!

A glowing-in-the-dark sasquatch! Get it in your nearest pet store TODAY for introductory promotional price!

A glow in the dark butterfly would make a nice new pet, however I really don't know what butterflies like to eat if they were made as pets.

glow in the dark condoms, oh wait ........................

Why would they want a glow in the dark Butterfly, the poor things have a hard enough time hiding, they should spend more time working on fixing the evils of the world instead of messing with nature

Why glow in the dark butterfly?

Is it just to prove they can do this stuff...

Show off...

OMG!! MUTANT BUTTERFLIES WILL EVENTUALLY RULE THE WORLD.