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Animal reflectors or mirrors are important to the survival of many kinds of animal, and, in some cases, have been mimicked by engineers developing photonic crystals. Examples are the scales of silvery fish, and the tapetum lucidum that causes the eyeshine of dogs and cats. All these reflectors work by interference of light in multilayer ...
Toggle Marine animals subsection. 2.1 Fish. 2.2 ... Bioluminescence is the production of light by living organisms. This list of bioluminescent organisms is ...
Anoles - The majority of anoles (Dactyloidae) can change their color depending on things like emotions (for example, aggression or stress), activity level, levels of light and as a social signal (for example, displaying dominance). Frogs, e.g. gray treefrog and Peron's tree frog (which can change colour in less than one hour).
Animal colouration is the general appearance of an animal resulting from the reflection or emission of light from its surfaces. Some animals are brightly coloured, while others are hard to see. In some species, such as the peafowl, the male has strong patterns, conspicuous colours and is iridescent, while the female is far less visible.
The dark blue, teal, and gold tapetum lucidum from the eye of a cow Retina of a mongrel dog with strong tapetal reflex. The tapetum lucidum (Latin for 'bright tapestry, coverlet'; / t ə ˈ p iː t əm ˈ l uː s ɪ d əm / tə-PEE-təm LOO-sih-dəm; pl.: tapeta lucida) [1] is a layer of tissue in the eye of many vertebrates and some other animals.
The days are finally getting cooler and everyone seems more than ready for some nice fall weather. It doesn’t seem right that we should be well into November and still wearing shorts and t-shirts.
The Moon Zodiacal light Reflection nebula. This is a list of reflected sources of light examples in contrast to the List of light sources. The list is oriented ...
Tamagotchi pets are back — they're incredibly fun gifts to give to the little ones on your list or slide in their stockings. Watch them take care of a virtual pet or collect a whole tribe. $23 ...