Tag: Metamorphosis
Oh, Deer: Mammals Use Magnetic Navigation, Too
Even deer know how to respond to the silent force surrounding the earth.
Defects on Purpose Make Butterfly Wings Shine
Highly ordered structures with “defect engineering” can enhance the properties of materials, including the wings of butterflies.
The Cicada Challenge to Darwinian Evolution
Emerging by the billions next month, this year’s 17-year cicada brood offers ways to contrast evolutionary and design theories.
Monarch Butterfly’s Sun Compass Investigated in Flight Simulator
Researchers glimpse hints at the sun compass Monarch butterflies use for navigation, but many mysteries remain.
A Monarch-Like Wonder from Mountains Down Under
Australia’s migratory moth points to realities of superfluous design.