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Tag Archives: Butterfly
What’s the Difference Between a Butterfly and a Moth
Written by Nancy Miorelli We’ve been having a lot of fun and games on our Facebook Page! Literally. Games. Like our new bug quiz series! Which of the lettered insects is a butterfly? So have a quick look a the … Continue reading
Posted in Taxonomy
Tagged brush footed butterfly, Butterfly, clubbed antennae, Hedylidae, hooked antennae, Lepidoptera, moth, Taxonomy
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Fleeting Moments: How Long Do Butterflies Live?
Written by Nancy Miorelli Have you ever found some butterflies, been captivated by their magic, and wondered how long they live? Well if you have, you’re not alone. Not only did we get several questions about this in our … Continue reading
Why Do Butterflies Eat Dirt, Poop, and Dead Things?
Written by Nancy Miorelli Puddling The short of this answer is that butterflies have a behavior where they sit on river banks, dead stuff, or poop and lap up the salts and minerals. It’s a behavior that can be seen in … Continue reading
Posted in Behavior, Ecology
Tagged Butterfly, Lepidoptera, mud-puddling, puddling, tongue
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What proportion of insects dying in captivity is considered ‘normal’?
Written by Joe Ballenger Your Name: Caryl Your Bug Question: I raise early season monarchs inside in New Zealand.(I bring the chrysalides inside because of our poor spring weather with heavy rains and gales). Yesterday 12 eclosed but 3 fell … Continue reading
Posted in Behavior, Insect Rearing
Tagged Beneficial Insects, Butterflies and Moths, Butterfly, Physiology
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Why is this chrysalis always dripping?
Post written by Joe Ballenger This post is going to be odd, because I’m going to start with a confession: This question initially stumped me, and it actually took me a couple weeks to fully figure out what was going … Continue reading
Is That Bug a Boy or a Girl?
Written by Nancy Miorelli Lots of people are curious and want to know if the animal they’re looking at is a boy a girl. You can’t tell the difference with every animal just by looking at it. If you can … Continue reading
Posted in Ecology
Tagged Bees, Beetles, Butterfly, Kids Questions, Ovipositor, Sexual Dimorphism, Size
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Why are caterpillar hairs itchy? Why do caterpillar hairs cause abortions in horses? Can they hurt other pets?
Written by Joe Ballenger The great thing about being on social media is that we run into a lot of questions and conversations that are very closely related to each other despite the fact that the participants might not realize … Continue reading
Posted in Chemistry, Physiology
Tagged Butterfly, Caterpillar, defense, Lepidoptera, moth, venom
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The perfect April Fool’s day post: What’s going on in this video?
In our email on Monday, we received a message from Mike Menefee with a link to this video: I witnessed (and videoed) an interesting interaction today between a wasp and a fly. They seemed to be working together in some … Continue reading
Posted in Behavior, Ecology, Physiology
Tagged Butterflies, Butterflies and Moths, Butterfly, Chemical ecology, Diptera, Flies, Hymenoptera, Kleptoparasitism, Parasites, Spiders, Wasps
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What Happens Inside a Cocoon or Chrysalis?
Written by Nancy Miorelli This is a great series of questions because I was going to tackle a butterfly coloration question this week, but would have had to talk about development. Now I can talk about development and we can … Continue reading
Posted in Physiology
Tagged brain, Butterfly, Caterpillar, Chrysalis, Cocoon, Development, imaginal discs, larva, learning, Pupa
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