Page 2 - Mark Wolverton News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

 E-Mail IMAGE: A glasswing butterfly feeding at flowers in Costa Rica. The remarkable transparency of these butterflies allows them to be "invisible ", and the antiglare coating of their wings helps to... view more  Credit: Nipam Patel WOODS HOLE, Mass. -- Many animals have evolved camouflage tactics for self-defense, but some butterflies and moths have taken it even further: They've developed transparent wings, making them almost invisible to predators. A team led by Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL) scientists studied the development of one such species, the glasswing butterfl...

What People Say About 3QD "3 Quarks is a daily must-read for intellectuals of all stripes. It is perhaps even smarter and better and more comprehensive than Arts & Letters Daily, the de facto gold standard of the smart set on the internet." — Laura Claridge, former Professor of English at the U.S. Naval Academy, and author of Romantic Potency: The Paradox of Desire, Tamara de Lempicka: A Life of Deco and Decadence, and Norman Rockwell: A Life. "3 Quarks Daily is a great website which should be supported!" — Ned Block, Silver Professor of Philosophy, Psychology and Neural Science at NYU; f...