Tiny particles help insects evade predators.

Elife

Department of Mechanical Engineering and the Materials Research Institute, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, United States.

Published: October 2024

By reducing the reflection of ultraviolet light, hollow nanoparticles called brochosomes help to protect leafhoppers from predators.

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