Orb weaver spiders, common worldwide, build their distinctive webs using strands of silk with UV reflective properties. Because birds can see ultraviolet light, the reflective threads prevent them from colliding with and destroying the webs. Inspired by the spider’s strategy, ORNILUX® Bird Protection Glass has a patterned, UV-reflective coating that mitigates bird collisions. If every window was an
ORNILUX window, the deaths of hundreds of millions of birds could be avoided every year.

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