Hairs create colors: weevils

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Hairs of weevils produce metallic blue and green coloring by having fine, scaly structure.

Biomimetic Application Ideas

Structural colors for clothing, vehicles, paints.

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"Other insects, such as weevils, owe their magnificent sky blue or metallic green colours to a clothing of fine scaly hairs." (Wootton 1984:140)

Curculionidae
Curculionidae

Organism/taxonomy data provided by:
Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2008 Annual Checklist

Application Ideas: Structural colors for clothing, vehicles, paints.

Industrial Sector(s) interested in this strategy: Manufacturing

References

Wootton, A. 1984. Insects of the World. Blandford. 224 p.

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Thanks to Renee Gonzalez for contributing her drawings of insects to enhance AskNature.