Transparency reduces predator detection in chemically protected clearwing butterflies
Mónica Arias, Johanna Mappes, Charlotte Desbois, Swanne Gordon, Melanie McClure, Marianne Elias, Ossi Nokelainen, Doris Gomez
This study shows that transparency in butterfly wings reduces detectability by predators, enhancing crypsis, though humans can learn to detect transparent species more effectively over time.
bioRxiv · Sep 7, 2018 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology