tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post5524675078267770774..comments2024-03-28T12:17:44.126-05:00Comments on TYWKIWDBI ("Tai-Wiki-Widbee"): "Structural color" in butterfly wingsMinnesotastanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-10631996791250636852017-03-27T04:59:44.182-05:002017-03-27T04:59:44.182-05:00Oh, I fully agree - hence the "almost". ...Oh, I fully agree - hence the "almost". :)Drabkikkerhttp://drabkikker.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-88557900097070000382017-03-27T04:37:25.986-05:002017-03-27T04:37:25.986-05:00To clarify - structures like this don't in the...To clarify - structures like this don't in the least cause me to doubt evolutionary processes. These wings are no more complex than a reptilian eye. What it does for me is to leave me in awe over deep time - the uncountable number of trial-and-error modifications of simple structures that are necessary to generate this degree of complexity. "Billions and billions"... in this case of flashes of light from ancient wings attracting billions and billions of mates and/or predators. Deep time - like deep space - is a concept that's hard for my human mind to grasp.Minnesotastanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-52387190043198549602017-03-27T02:29:21.565-05:002017-03-27T02:29:21.565-05:00Same here! I'm not creationally inclined, but ...Same here! I'm not creationally inclined, but it's stuff like this that <i>almost</i> makes me doubt.Drabkikkerhttp://drabkikker.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-52563796917061559712017-03-26T17:12:48.737-05:002017-03-26T17:12:48.737-05:00Excellent link (which I've moved up to the bod...Excellent link (which I've moved up to the body of the post). It staggers my mind to imagine how this structural complexity evolved over the millennia.Minnesotastanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-16242492978731132642017-03-26T16:18:41.124-05:002017-03-26T16:18:41.124-05:00Utterly fascinating! Some more info on how these s...Utterly fascinating! Some more info on how these structures produce color can be found at <a href="http://www.atoptics.co.uk/fz445.htm" rel="nofollow">Atmospheric Optics</a>. Drabkikkerhttp://drabkikker.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com