From forests to oceans, these see-through creatures survive by blending in, avoiding predators and fascinating scientists. This freshwater fish has a nearly transparent body, making it nearly ...

The Glasswing Butterfly, native to the Americas, is a marvel of nature with its transparent wings that allow it to camouflage seamlessly into its environment. The clear wings are a result of the ...

Limpet shells could provide the inspiration for a new generation of optical biomaterials. Bright blue lines within the structure of the mollusk shells are created through the interaction of a pair of ...

A shell is a hard, rigid outer layer, which has evolved in a very wide variety of different animals, including mollusks, sea urchins, crustaceans, turtles and tortoises, armadillos, etc. Scientific ...

Animals with Shell: Humans use technology to make protective gear, but many armored animals have been perfecting their natural defenses for millions of years. Scientists at places like the ...