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Glass frogs, ghost shrimp and clearwing butterflies use transparency to evade predators – HalifaxToday.ca
A glasswing butterfly’s see-through wings help predators see right through them
This article, written by James B. Barnett, McMaster University, originally appeared on The Conversation and has been republished here with permission:
What would you do if you could be invisible? Would you use your power for good? For evil? Or just to avoid awkward conversations?
Transparency may seem like the simplest form of camouflage, but in the last year, research has revealed new complexities behind what some animals do to vanish into their surroundings.
In my research, I have experienced…
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