Nature: Low-reflection Wings Make Butterflies Nearly Invisible (IMAGE)

Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT)

Nature: Low-reflection Wings Make Butterflies Nearly Invisible

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Irregularity of the size and distribution of nanostructures on the surface of the butterfly wing causes low reflection of light at all view angles.

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Photo: Radwanul Hasan Siddique, KIT

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