The sea sapphire is an ant-sized crustacean. Considered an anomaly to scientists due to their ability to blaze between brilliant shades of color and near-invisibility, scientists have discovered that their unique abilities are due to microscopic layers of crystal plates which are arranged in a honeycomb-like pattern in the skin cells of the copepods’ back, helping them to pull off the optical trick.
Watch:
https://vimeo.com/58293792
Article:
http://www.deepseanews.com/2014/02/the-most-beautiful-animal-youve-never-seen/
Paper:
http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0086131
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海藍寶 (Sea-sapphire) 是螞蟻大小般的 [甲壳动物]。
ReplyDelete由於明滅之間牠有發出 [有色] 及 [近乎不可見光] 的能力，
這個独有能力被科學們認為很不尋常。
科學家們已發現到，那是因為排在 [橈足动物] 背部表皮的細胞上，
蜂巢六角形安排的 [微層晶板] 欺 / 誘敵 耍弄的伎倆。