Beating the heat in the living wings of butterflies.

A new study from Columbia Engineering and Harvard identified the critical physiological importance of suitable temperatures for butterfly wings to function properly, and discovered that the insects exquisitely regulate their wing temperatures through both structural and behavioral adaptations.

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-01/cuso-bth012420.php

Posted on 28 January, 2020 14:27 by biohexx1 biohexx1

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