How Do Butterflies Get Their Brilliant Colors?
About this episode
This episode explores how microscopic structures contribute to the brilliant colors of butterfly wings.
Butterfly wings often come in striking, iridescent colors -- but it's not from pigments (or not entirely). Learn how microscopic structures give butterfly wings their flash in today's episode of BrainStuff, based on this article: https://animals.howstuffworks.com/insects/butterfly-colors.htm See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Topics covered
- butterflies
- coloration
- iridescence
- microscopic structures
- insects
Keywords
- butterflies
- colors
- iridescence
- microscopic structures
- insects
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Books & works: How Do Butterflies Get Their Brilliant Colors?, HowStuffWorks
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