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Sunday, April 20, 2008
A butterfly with transparent wings is rare and beautiful. As delicate as finely blown glass, the presence of this rare tropical gem is used by rain forest ecologists as an indication of high habitat quality and its demise alerts them of ecological change. Rivaling the refined beauty of a stained glass window, the translucent wings of the Glasswing butterfly shimmer in the sunlight like polished panes of turquoise, orange, green, and red. All things beautiful do not have to be full of color to be noticed: in life that which is unnoticed has the most power.
Really something isn't it?
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Transparent Butterfly Photos
from N & R
It
comes from Central
America and
is found from Mexico to
Panama. It
is quite common in its zone, but it not easy to find because of its transparent
wings, which is a natural camouflage
mechanism.
A butterfly with transparent wings is rare and beautiful. As delicate as finely blown glass, the presence of this rare tropical gem is used by rain forest ecologists as an indication of high habitat quality and its demise alerts them of ecological change. Rivaling the refined beauty of a stained glass window, the translucent wings of the Glasswing butterfly shimmer in the sunlight like polished panes of turquoise, orange, green, and red. All things beautiful do not have to be full of color to be noticed: in life that which is unnoticed has the most power.
Really something isn't it?
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Beautiful creatures! These are absolutely the coolest. (Hugs) Indigo
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Cool indeed!!!
thanks for this.
Nancy -
Oooh, these are very cool. Interesting to see something that is normally so colorful blending in with the surroundings.
Greg
4/23/08 4:13 PM