Photophobia (biology)
Negative response to light / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the biological or botanical behavioral property. For the human medical symptom, see Photophobia.
In biology, photophobia (adjective: photophobic) is negative response to light.
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Photophobia is a behavior demonstrated by insects or other animals which seek to stay out of the light.
In botany, the term photophobia/photophobic describes shade-loving plants (sciophytes) that thrive in low light conditions.[1]
Photophobia (or photophobic response) may also refer to a negative phototaxis or phototropism response.