Please watch the video provided by BBC. The image of the stag beetle in the European folklore seems somewhat different from ours (at least Japanese’s). “A stag beetle’s history of Britain” (BBC) … If you find problem playing the video below, you may try to visit the original website here. *I uploaded the content under “Terms of Use” provided by BBC. “Back in the middle ages, the stag beetle was seen as a thing of the devil, emanating from the…
In the first half, we saw the distortion trend “1) the center part was less affected, 2) the middle outer part expanded, and 3) the outer part was compressed. ” [Figure 1: A stag beetle specimen in hemispherical resin] Regarding this weird pattern, I aim to capture what is happening using the following tools. “Snell’s law” which explains refraction of light Free drawing software KSEG Excel Let’s first review the fundamentals of refraction of light. Refraction of light occurs when light in the air enters other substances (water, resin, etc.). [Figure 2: Basic of refraction of light-1] When refracted light enters the…