Some animals are so flashy you can’t tell what color they are. From one angle they appear neon green, but a quick movement may bring their shade to deep blue or dark purple.
The shimmer of iridescent animals definitely stands out when seen in the right context, but now new research finds that these multi-toned animals may be using their bling to hide, not stand out.
Common dotted garden skink, Sri Lanka. (Credit: Joshua Rapp Learn)
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An iridescent male peafowl, aka a peacock. (Credit: Karin Kjernsmo)
Karin Kjernsmo
Nicobar pigeon (Credit: Karin Kjernsmo)
Karin Kjernsmo
Jewel beetle wing cases (Credit: Karin Kjernsmo)
Karin Kjernsmo
(Credit: Karin Kjernsmo)
Karin Kjernsmo
An iridescent weevil (Credit: Vinod Saranathan)
Vinod Saranathan
A male blue-chinned sapphire. (Credit: Chelsea Sampson/Shutterstock)
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(Credit: Vinod Saranathan)
Vinod Saranathan
