{
  "id": 12999858,
  "title": "Butterfly Wing Patterns May Trick Predators with Motion Illusions",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/butterfly-wing-patterns-may-trick-predators-with-motion-illusions",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-09T01:29:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Japan News by The Yomiuri Shimbun",
    "slug": "the-japan-news-by-the-yomiuri-shimbun",
    "url": "https://japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/news-services/reuters/20261009-352817/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "When a bird lunges at a butterfly in mid-flight, it may see something that is not there — the insect’s wings flashing beneath may not be moving where they appear to be moving. By the time the predator realizes the illusion, the butterfly already may have escaped.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}