{"product_id":"libelulas-sp-1","title":"Libelulas sp..","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSPECIES \u003c\/strong\u003e Libelulas sp. \/ \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eZenithoptera viola\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eORIGIN\u003c\/strong\u003e  Peru\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFRAME \u003c\/strong\u003e  14.5x14.5xD5cm. Made from recycled products. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDESCRIPTION\u003c\/strong\u003e  AKA Morpho dragonfly. Metallic blue wings on this small but pretty male dragonfly. The wing colours are iridescent and look different when viewed at an angle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBlue pigment, rare in nature, is nowhere on these wings. Instead, the wings, perhaps powered by abundant oxygen, create a living layer cake of light-manipulating doodads.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the tough inner layers, male \u003cem\u003eZ. lanei \u003c\/em\u003ewings form nanoscale spheres sandwiched between blankets of black pigment–filled nanolayers. This setup can enhance reflections of blue light and muddle other wavelengths. On top are two more light-trick layers, each made of wax crystals. The uppermost crystals, Guillermo Ferreira found, are shaped “like little leaves.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe blue wings might help a male intimidate rivals for breeding territory around the edges of their palm tree swamp homeland. Male dragonflies don’t just dart and bluff. Guillermo Ferreira often sees a male “rushing toward the rival, grabbing the wings, biting the wings and then sometimes biting the head.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: xx-small;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCOMES IN RECYCLED CARDBOARD GIFT BOX\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000; font-size: medium;\"\u003eThis item is unavailable for international shipping\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"footer.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0778\/3153\/6811\/files\/footer.jpg?v=1782195205\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bits \u0026 Bugs","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47265360150699,"sku":"BALI3.100401","price":48.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0778\/3153\/6811\/files\/BALi3_dragonfly_1__17322.1678424063.1280.1280.jpg?v=1782210691","url":"https:\/\/bitsandbugs.com\/products\/libelulas-sp-1","provider":"Bits \u0026 Bugs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}