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Side view of a cuckoo wasp Chrysis sp

Cuckoo wasp is a kleptoparasitic wasp with brilliant colors between blue, green, or purple metallic. That brilliant colors are not pigments, but created by structural coloration. The space between thin layers on the exoskeleton are refracting and reflecting light. Resulting different color appear at different angles.
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Side view of a cuckoo wasp Chrysis sp
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Cuckoo wasp is a kleptoparasitic wasp with brilliant colors between blue, green, or purple metallic. That brilliant colors are not pigments, but created by structural coloration. The space between thin layers on the exoskeleton are refracting and reflecting light. Resulting different color appear at different angles
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6016 x 4000 px | 68.8 MB
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50.9 x 33.9 cm | 20.1 x 13.3 in (300 dpi)
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