Backyard insect inspires large-scale invisibility particles production

When most people see a leafhopper in their garden, they notice little more than a small green or striped insect moving from one leaf to another. But these insects are actually great engineers, capable of constructing some of the most complex natural nanostructures known, making them invisible to many of their predators. Their secret lies in brochosomes: tiny hollow nanostructures that leafhoppers produce naturally and with which they cover themselves.