The exciting properties of micro-and nano-patterned surfaces found in natural species hide
a virtually endless potential of technological ideas, opening new opportunities for innovation …

Behavioral ecologists have long studied the role of coloration as a defense against natural
enemies. Recent reviews of defensive coloration have emphasized that these visual signals …

Many oceanic prey animals use transparent bodies to avoid detection. However,
conspicuous eye pigments, required for vision, compromise the organisms' ability to remain …

Butterflies display some of the most striking examples of structural colour in nature. These
colours originate from cuticular scales that cover the wing surface, which have evolved a …

Color change serves many antipredator functions and may allow animals to better match
environments or disrupt outlines to prevent detection. Rapid color change could potentially …

Signals reliably convey information to a receiver. To be reliable, differences between
individuals in signal properties must be consistent and easily perceived and evaluated by …

To understand the diversity of ways in which natural materials interact with light, it is
important to consider how their reflectance changes with the angle of illumination or viewing …

Structural absorption is reported to be responsible for the deep black appearance of
numerous living organisms, including butterflies, birds, and spiders. Here, we report the …

Umenocoleidae is an enigmatic, extinct Mesozoic beetle-like roach family with cosmopolitan
distribution erroneously attributed to various insect orders by past authors. Here unusual …

Abstract Cockroaches (Blattaria s. str.) were documented from numerous amber localities
around the world, representing both extinct and extant families. Alienopteridae is an extinct …