Peter Vukusic and Ian Hooper at the University of Exeter, UK discovered that the fluorescent patches of butterfly wings work like light emiting diodes (LEDs). From the website: "When scientists developed an efficient device for emitting light, they hadn't realised butterflies have been using the same method for 30 million years." Link |
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That is cool! I love butterflies!
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