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IPFS News Link • Science

Surprise Insect Wing Coloration

02-03-2011 • arclein

The wings of the flies and wasps are transparent, but they reflect about 20 percent of the light that hits them, the researchers found. It's this light that creates the shining patterns, just like a thin film of soap or oil on water creates a rainbow-colored glare.

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Reported By robert klein

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