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What insect has a mechanism for converting solar energy into electricity?

Wasps and hornets are usually most active in the early morning, but the eastern hornet is an exception - its peak activity occurs at noon. Scientists studied its structure, trying to understand how this insect can use daylight. It turned out that the outer texture of the brown and yellow stripes of their shells, as well as the pigments contained in them, contribute to the efficient absorption of solar energy. Moreover, there is a potential difference between the outer and inner layers of the yellow band, which increases when exposed to light, that is, we can assume the ability of the eastern hornet to convert solar energy into electricity. How exactly it is used by the body of the insect is still unclear - either it directly increases muscle activity, or it is stored during the day and spent on metabolic processes in the dark.

Authors: Jimmy Wales, Larry Sanger

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