Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of photonic crystals on a Metapocyrtus sp. weevil's exoskeleton. These crystals are responsible for the exoskeleton's colourful iridescence. This Metapocyrtus species, which is found in the low elevations of the Kitanglad Mountain Range, Mindanao, Philippines, is new to science and is undescribed at the time of writing (2017). | |
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