Many insects see the world through hundreds of tiny lenses that are grouped together in a visual organ known as the compound ...

UC San Diego biologists have identified the genetic switch that added a ninth photoreceptor to butterfly eyes, revealing how ...

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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. The oranges, reds, and browns ...

It seems that reproductive success and sexual dimorphisms for dorsal color and for vision are inexorably interdependent in ruddy copper butterflies In August it is a joy to revel in fields full of ...

UC San Diego biologists have unraveled the genetic adaptation that gave butterflies the ability to see rich, vivid color in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Next time you see a monarch butterfly, take a close look at the black and white patterning on its wingtips. Monarch butterflies in ...