Victoria Vesna and James Gimzewski

in collaboration with Gil Kuno, Sarah Cross

Production: Shaun Westbrook, Tyler Adams, Laura Hernandez

Photo Documentation: Adam Stieg, Brenda Williams, Yuta Nakayama

Thanks to Don Kania, CEO of FEI for allowing us to image the butterfly wings with their electron microscopes.

Morpho peleides and Danaus plexippus wings and pupa were provided by Dr. Richard Stringer Department of Math, Science and Allied Health, Harrisburg Area Community College.

Additional technical assistance of Andrew Pelling and Paul Wilkinson in recording the heart beat of Danaus plexippus chrysalis are kindly acknowledged.