Cylindrical Bragg mirrors on leg segments of the male Bolivian blueleg tarantula Pamphobeteus antinous (Theraphosidae)

P. Simonis; A. Bay; V.L. Welch; J.-F. Colomer; J.P. Vigneron

doi:10.1364/OE.21.006979

Cylindrical Bragg mirrors on leg segments of the male Bolivian blueleg tarantula Pamphobeteus antinous (Theraphosidae)

P. Simonis, A. Bay, V.L. Welch, J.-F. Colomer, J.P. Vigneron

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Abstract

The large male tarantula Pamphobeteus antinous is easily recognized at the presence of blue-violet iridescent bristles on some of the segments of its legs and pedipalps. The optical properties of these colored appendages have been measured and the internal geometrical structure of the bristles have been investigated. The coloration is shown to be caused by a curved coaxial multilayer which acts as a "cylindrical Bragg mirror".

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	6979-6996
Number of pages	18
Journal	Optics Express
Volume	21
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1364/OE.21.006979
Publication status	Published - 25 Mar 2013

Keywords

tarantula
Bragg mirror
colour
color
bristle
Pamphobetus
antinous

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Cylindrical Bragg mirrors on leg segments of the male Bolivian blueleg tarantula Pamphobeteus antinous (Theraphosidae)

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