swallowtail

• (11 / 18 / 2005) Flourescent patches on the wings of African swallowtail butterflies work in a very similar, but more efficient way to high emission light emitting diodes (LEDs) used in electronic equipment and displays, according to University of Exeter research published in Science. —  Mongabay.com News
• I ride the swallowtail because it is such a fun board to ride on a normal pow day, but my board is designed by and for me. —  Transworld Business
• Your pro-model board's not a swallowtail - almost seems like Winterstick heresy - care to comment? —  Transworld Business
• (02 / 21 / 2008) Scientists have discovered the hormone that enables swallowtail caterpillars to morph from mimicking bird droppings to the bright color form that matches the leaves upon which they feed. —  Mongabay.com News
• Durrelling to be done, with starfish and shoals of fish, huge grasshoppers, and scarce swallowtail butterflies, whose peculiar markings give the impression of backward flight. —  Travel news, travel guides and reviews | guardian.co.uk

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