Beilstein J. Nanotechnol.2024,15, 1554–1565, doi:10.3762/bjnano.15.122
contributes to a deeper understanding of ultrablack biological materials and their potential applications in biomimetics.
Keywords: animal coloration; biophotonics; Hymenoptera; insects; Mutillidae; superblack; surface; Introduction
The phenomenon of highly absorptive colors, also known as ultrablack, has
transparent scales into superwhite and melanized scales into superblack [25]. Melanin pigments can produce a black color with visible reflections, such as in shiny fur and feathers. The degree of such visible reflections depends on the surface structure. Ultrablack color lacks this gloss and instead displays
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Figure 1:
Examples of ultrablack colors in animals within their natural habitats. (A) Peacock spider (Maratus...