Discover butterflies with crystal-like wings

Scientists have found a solution to the invisible wings encountered in the Glasswing butterfly.

Solution to the Glasswing butterfly's invisible wings

Glasswing butterflies (Greta Oto) have long been known in nature as one of the most bizarre butterflies with crystal-like wings. For many years, scientists have been constantly researching to find out the truth behind this mystery, and eventually they have succeeded.

Greta Oto butterfly wings are so transparent that they read the words through

The cause of this phenomenon is due to the Glasswing butterfly's 1-0-2 surface structure. Specifically, this butterfly wing has a random nano structure, arranged not in a certain order. So when sunlight hits, most of the light rays will pass through the structure, leading to an invisible butterfly wing.

' This is a very rare phenomenon in nature,' said Dr. Radwanul Hasan Siddique, who discovered the effect. He explained that, in nature, biological structure is the top priority of creation. Meanwhile, the Glasswing butterfly possesses a completely chaotic wing structure, to the point of ' invisible ' effect.

Photo of nano structure of Glasswing butterfly wings

According to biologists, this is really a great evolutionary step to help Glasswing butterflies survive in nature . Because the more the color of the butterfly, the easier it is for the enemy to see and hunt. Some birds even track and eat butterflies as soon as they are flying.

This finding will most likely open a new direction in the development of nanotechnology . Many experts believe that if we create 'random' structural surfaces of this butterfly, we will have both perfect and transparent covering materials that are waterproof and self-adhesive. Clean dirt.

The study was published in the journal Nature Communication.