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Butterfly wing scales. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of scales (blue) on the wing of a butterfly (order Lepidoptera). Scales help protect the wing and are responsible for the colour and patterns of the wing. Magnification: x700 when printed at 10 centimetres wide. (KEYSTONE/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY/KARL GAFF / SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY)