For instance, the blue Morpho butterfly is now being studied by researchers at the University of California San Diego in the hopes of revolutionizing cancer diagnosis. The Morpho butterfly's ...

Gleaming in the air, the iridescent blue morpho protects itself from predators using the power of light. Native to the rainforests of Mexico, Central America and South America, this bright blue ...

The blue morpho is the largest butterfly at 6 to 8 inches. They are hard to miss. “They have a much larger wingspan, and their wings are not clear,” Dunham said. “They’re two different colors.

Known for its shimmering blue wings, the Morpho butterfly owes its brilliance not to pigments but to microscopic structures that manipulate light. Now, researchers are harnessing those same ...

When our first batch of blue morpho butterflies began to emerge from their chrysalises in 2015, we were there to catch the process on film. Each individual butterfly takes only one or two minutes to ...

A group of Osaka University researchers has developed a novel design for daylight window panes inspired by the structure of the Morpho butterfly wings that shine in a brilliant blue. The pane ...

Take a free souvenir photo of yourself at the butterfly wing mural or don the ... including the famous blue morpho. You are more than welcome to wander this lush and lovely tropical oasis on ...

Researchers at the University of California, San Diego have found an unusual ally in the quest to make cancer diagnosis faster, more accurate and more accessible worldwide: the Morpho butterfly. Known ...