arthropod
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Beyond cephalopods, xanthommatin is also found in insects within the arthropod group, contributing to the brilliant orange and yellow hues of monarch butterfly wings and the bright reds seen in dragonfly bodies and fly eyes.
From Science Daily • Nov. 3, 2025
Thought to live only in the limestone caves of that region, the colorful arthropod defends itself by producing cyanide.
From National Geographic • Feb. 7, 2024
This means that they likely evolved their visual defenses in response to arthropod predators, like arachnids.
From New York Times • Nov. 21, 2023
The golden marine arthropod is seen hugging the bottom muds in waters off Pangatalan Island, in the Philippines.
From BBC • Oct. 10, 2023
One transformation involves a change of intermediate vector: when a microbe relying on some arthropod vector for transmission switches to a new host, the microbe may be forced to find a new arthropod as well.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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