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Butterfly Wings Look Completely Crazy Under an Electron Microscope

Posted November 30, 2013 1:47 PM

From Gizmodo:

Destin over at SmarterEveryDay wanted to take an up-close look at the nanostructure of a butterfly's wing, so he took a few samples to be looked at under a scanning electron microscope. The results are fascinatingly beautiful.

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12/01/2013 12:31 AM

Fascinating.

DEFINITELY worth the five minutes it takes to watch the video.

Giz has got themselves a winner here. Nicely done.

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12/02/2013 2:06 AM

Now that was cool.

Worth the watch.

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