In this relatively highly magnified scanning electron micrographic (SEM) view, some of the wondrous ultrastructural shapes found on the surface of an unidentified white moth were revealed. At this level of magnification, 1479X, the proximal strut of a single scale could be seen as it inserted into its exoskeletal pore. Imagery such as this brings to life the incredible beauty, which goes unseen, but is abundant all around us. Composed of a substance known as chitin, this molecule is made up of b