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The magnificent #GreatOto or #Glasswing #Butterfly flits around #SouthAmerica with mostly transparent wings to protect them from predators. Yet they face #extinction from #deforestation. #Boycottpalmoil #Boycott4wildlife

http://palmoildetectives.com/2023/03/08/uncovering-secrets-of-the-glasswing-butterflys-see-through-wings/


Uncovering The Glasswing Butterfly’s See-through Wings

Most butterflies sport colourful, eye-catching wings. But some species flit about using mostly transparent wings. Researchers have now uncovered the tricks that one of these — the glasswing butterf…
Palm Oil Detectives
#butterfly #extinction #deforestation #Boycottpalmoil #Boycott4Wildlife #southamerica #greatoto #glasswing

City wildlife.

Raised from our garden (they like the golden Alexander), we still have a few more and loads of monarch caterpillars.

#insects #butterfly #CityLife

#butterfly #insects #citylife

And I finished the painting! (probably)
It looks so much better with the bug part of the butterfly, and the flowers turned a dark purple/blue.
#myart #illustration #butterfly
#illustration #butterfly #myart

It's been Monarch Mania around here lately! The most activity I have ever seen in the yard. Of course they're flocking to the meadow blazing stars (Liatris ligulistylis). #butterfly #butterflies #Lepidoptera #nativeplants #Illinois #nature #macro #photography #SaveTheMonarch
#butterfly #nature #Photography #illinois #macro #butterflies #lepidoptera #nativeplants #savethemonarch

After two months on Mastodon, it's about time to present my header photo in a larger form. It's a shot of a painted lady taken in 2019. #butterfly #insects #flower
Disclaimer: No, I'm not a regular patient nature photographer, I'm rather relying on chance.
#butterfly #flower #insects

They are free! Hopefully a long & successful journey lies ahead. #butterfly #science #nature /2
#butterfly #nature #science

And more butterflies (taken with the big camera, but unfortunately I only had the birding lens, so not great for macro).

#Butterfly #Farfalle #Kuranda #FNQ
#butterfly #farfalle #FNQ #kuranda

We visited the butterfly house in Kuranda before having to head back to the cable car.
Good, large walk-in enclosure easily traversed in the time we had. #FNQ #Kuranda #butterfly #farfalle
#butterfly #farfalle #FNQ #kuranda

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