Butterfly Wing Scale Sem #12
by Meckes/ottawa
Title
Butterfly Wing Scale Sem #12
Artist
Meckes/ottawa
Medium
Photograph - Photograph
Description
Color-enhanced scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of scales from the wing of an emerald swallowtail (Papilio palinurus) butterfly. Layers of wing scales are transparent but tiny ridges on the scales break up and reflect light (diffraction) to give the scales their shimmering iridescent appearance. Magnification x530 when printed 10 centimeters wide. The inset at bottom right shows a fracture through a scale. Magnification x400 when whole image printed at 10 centimeters wide.
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May 19th, 2021
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