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Science fiction network October 28 (Qin Yingying) There are many kinds of butterflies in nature, colorful, most of the butterfly wings are colored, but there is a butterfly, its wings are transparent.
Known as the glass-winged butterfly, Chinese officially known as the broad-veined black-veined butterfly, it lives mainly in Mexico, Panama and Colombia in Central and South America. Its wings are as transparent as glass, but the edges of their wings are not transparent, and they are generally dark brown, red or orange, and black.
Our common butterfly wings have many fine scales and scales attached to them, but the glass-winged butterfly wings are mostly colorless membrane tissue between the wings. The large area of transparent wings combined with the small and slender body makes them difficult to detect during flight.
Why are the wings of the glass-winged butterfly transparent? It turns out that not only do glass-winged butterfly wings have few scales, but they also convert the scales into bristles, making it easier for light to penetrate the wings.
The transparent wings of the glass-winged butterfly not only protect themselves, but also bring inspiration to human scientific research. Now, many aircraft use similar special nanostructures on the wings, which effectively prevent glare under bright sunlight.