The distinctive patterns on butterfly wings really do help protect the insects by mimicking the eyes of predators. While scientists have long suspected the role played by eye-spots found on the wings ...

It sure beats having an intestinal parasite named after you. There's a big — 4-inch — "owl eye" butterfly that lives in Sonora in need of a name. And according to the scientific tradition, the ...

Butterfly wings get their color in ways that almost feel impossible. Up close, each wing is made of countless tiny scales that either hold pigment or manipulate light.

Owl butterflies amazingly ward off foes by disguising themselves as owls, thanks to wings that mirror the eyes of the woodland air predators. Flagship Pioneering is looking to build a new class of ...

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