Ultrablack color in velvet ant cuticle

Ultrablack color in velvet ant cuticle

We studied the ultrastructure of the ultrablack cuticle in Traumatomutilla bifurca, an enigmatic and visually striking species of velvet ants (Hymenoptera, Mutillidae). Using a combination of scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), confocal laser scanning microsco...

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Main Authors: Vinicius Marques Lopez, Wencke Krings, Juliana Reis Machado, Stanislav Gorb, Rhainer Guillermo-Ferreira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Beilstein-Institut 2024-12-01
Series:Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology
Subjects:
animal coloration
biophotonics
hymenoptera
insects
mutillidae
superblack
surface
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3762/bjnano.15.122
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