Gleaming in the air, the iridescent blue morpho protects itself from predators using the power of light. Native to the rainforests of Mexico, Central America and South America, this bright blue ...

A group of Osaka University researchers has developed a novel design for daylight window panes inspired by the structure of the Morpho butterfly wings that shine in a brilliant blue. The pane ...

When our first batch of blue morpho butterflies began to emerge from their chrysalises in 2015, we were there to catch the process on film. Each individual butterfly takes only one or two minutes to ...