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Published online 1 May 2003 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news030428-12
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Butterflies' polarized glint attracts mates
Light waves coming off females' wings in one plane lure males.
It's not just the colour of butterflies' shimmering wings that attracts mates, suggests a new study. The polarized light that bounces off the wings of some females lures males.
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