Amber fossils unlock the true color of the 99 million year old insect.

Various insects of structural color in the mid-cretaceous amber of northern Myanmar. Credit: NIGPAS Nature is full of colors, from the radiant glow of a peacock’s feathers or the bright warning coloration of toxic frogs to the pearl-white camouflage of polar bears. Typically, the fine structural details required for color …

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