Butterflies, Birds, Sea Turtles, and Whales -- News from the Design of Life

Research on the stars of the Design of Life films continues to reveal marvels beyond the reach of unguided processes.

Butterflies

Metamorphosis, one of the Design of Life films from our friends at Illustra, shows butterflies finding their host plants with extreme precision, utilizing multiple sensory modalities to ensure that the eggs would be laid on the right food source for the caterpillars. Now, researchers have added leaf shape to the list of cues, Phys.org says. Observations of the red...