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10 Naturally Transparent and Translucent Insects

Who hasn’t dreamed of being invisible, at least for a day? Well, insects are already miles ahead of humans, some of them playing with invisibility every day. Called clearwing or glasswing insects, parts of their wings seem to be transparent. Which made us wonder – why do they do it? Do they wait for smaller insects to fly against them and then laugh devilishly? Or do they pretend to be a stick and then fly away? Let’s find out more about these rather cheeky little fellows…

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