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Barry Phipps tells Plus how he bridges the gap between the arts and sciences as an exhibition curator.

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What is life - and does it exist elsewhere in the universe?

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June 2008
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flying insects

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Most of us have heard of "stealth" - a technology used by the military to disguise craft from enemy radar. But nature's stealth fighters are not so well known - creatures that use motion camouflaging to approach their prey undetected. Lewis Dartnell looks at the vector mathematics behind the phenomenon.

Tags: perspective : motion camouflaging : flying insects