archiemcphee: “The patient: this 3-day-old little boy was born with torn upper and lower wings. Let’s see how we can help!” Today the Department of Awesomely Good Deeds salutes costume designer and master embroiderer Romy McCloskey who used her fine skills with delicate materials to help a monarch butterfly she’d raised and who’d emerged from …

ucresearch: Unraveling the mystery of a butterfly’s vibrant wings  Most animals acquire their look pigments in their skin and fur that reflect certain colors of light. But butterflies are different. They have tiny crystal structures on the scales of their wings that interact with light in a special way to produce those iridescent vibrant colors.  …

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