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A similar phenomenon of interference between light reflecting off multiple layers of scales explains where some blue colors in butterfly wings come from. The t
by madcaptenor 1y ago
A similar phenomenon of interference between light reflecting off multiple layers of scales explains where some blue colors in butterfly wings come from. The technical term is "structural coloration".
- IAmBroom 1y agoExcept for the oil slicks, where it is called "Newton's Rings". Also, it is a form of constructive interference.