The Secrets of Insect Wings



Insects are so numerous and so varied that are an evolutionary success story. Much of this success is attributed to an insect's wings, which can do so many things besides fly. Different bugs use their wings to communicate, attract a mate, hide, protect themselves, and more. Wired has a gallery of close-up views of the special things wings can do. For example: the butterfly pictured doesn't need camouflage, since its wings are so transparent as to render it invisible to predators. Link

(Image credit: Flickr user Maki Aoyama)

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