Tuesday, March 27, 2012

Butterfly wings save energy


 Butterfly Wings' 'Art of Blackness' Could Boost Production of Green Fuels
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/03/120326160655.htm

"Scientists long have known that butterfly wings contain tiny scales that serve as natural solar collectors to enable butterflies, which cannot generate enough heat from their own metabolism, to remain active in the cold. When butterflies spread their wings and bask in the sun, those solar collectors are soaking up sunlight and warming the butterfly's body."







detail: Peacock Butterfly Aglais io
Milovice, Czech Republic

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