Colorful Beauty in Nature: Butterflies
Posted By COLOURlover On 1 June, 2007 In News, Popular, Science | 34 Comments
One particular place to find amazing colors in nature is the Butterfly and lucky for us there are 17,500 species of butterflies in the world.
They use their bright colors to ward of predators by tricking them into thinking they are poisonous (some actually are) or by camouflaging themselves into plants or bigger insects.
A Collection of 18 Beautiful Butterflies & Their Color Palettes
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Swallowtails again
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Butterfly
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Lily
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L'oeil de Caen
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Papillon bleu
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Monarch Butterfly
"This Monarch Butterfly was feeding on my Butterfly Bush. I took it in September and I just found it today and worked it in photoshop." |
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Waiting To Fly
"Butterfly Shot at my Back yard -- It stayed there for 15 Minutes posing for me before it took off---- Shot with a 100mm Macro Vivitar Lens. Exposed for the butterly Wings, Shot it for the shear beauty..." |
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Papillon bleu
"My most interesting photos." |
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Elena is warming up
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Lemon Emigrant
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Le papillon léopard
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Butterfly's in Winter
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Happy
"Let's make everybody happy today. Be positive. " |
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Silver studded blue
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Another Phuket Butterfly
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Scarce Swallowtail
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Orangetip, Bintree Woods
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A day at the zoo
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URL to article: http://www.colourlovers.com/blog/2007/06/01/colorful-beauty-in-nature-butterflies