Ultra-Black Butterflies (IMAGE)
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The black patches on the wings of some butterflies are 10 to 100 times darker than everyday black objects. Clockwise from top left: Catonephele numilia, Parides iphidamas, Heliconius doris, Parides sp.
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Richard Stickney, Museum of Life and Science
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