#butterflybiosphere

[literarynightmares]

My husband took me to a butterfly biosphere!! It was the most amazing and magical thing I think I’ve ever done! I NEED MOTHS!!! This experience has just really solidified that for me! 🖤🦋

[toridacity-wildlifephotography]

Do you remember catching moths and butterflies as a kid and getting 'dust' all over your fingers from wherever you touched them? That 'dust' was actually residue of tiny scales that cover the wings and body of members of lepidoptera. These unique scales aid in several different survival adaptations.

1. Color- Colored with both chemical and structural pigments, these scales form a mosaic that can help a butterfly/moth disappear with camouflage, signal a poisonous nature, and attract mates.

2. Insulation- There are different types of butterfly scales with very different shapes. Some of them are long filaments which may cover it's body giving it a fuzzy appearance (moths are often exceptionally fluffy). Some scientists have hypothesized that this was why they started developing scales in the first place.

3. Escape- This one goes back to the whole 'dust' thing. Butterfly scales are not firmly attached to their wings and bodies, and this is why it's impossible to handle them without some coming off. It's been found in some tests that butterflies/moths have higher survival rates the a other insects after encounters with spider webs. When they collide with the webbing, the scales form a barrier between the sticky web and the more vulnerable tissues. The stuck scales will detach and stay behind, allowing the butterfly to escape relatively unharmed. It's a similar concept to covering your hands with flour before kneading sticky bread dough.

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[leotheservicedog13-blog]

“Wut iz it?” Leo did amazing @thankspoint #butterflybiosphere . The butterflies were very interested in him and he was so amazing just watching them as the fluttered around. https://www.instagram.com/p/B2HtgbkAGQx/?igshid=x6r936z7kve

[mightymouse57]

“You meet a man, you know him. You meet a woman, she knows you.” - Lorn Au Arcos in a Golden Son #slcphotographer #utah #utahphotographer #butterflybiosphere #butterfly #redrising #slc #thanksgivingpoint (at Butterfly Biosphere at Thanksgiving Point) https://www.instagram.com/p/By6s-M2ntCj/?igshid=9mc25aswqhew

[mightymouse57]

I think you don’t grow up until you stop worrying about other people’s purposes or lack of them and find the purposes you believe in for yourself. Orson Scott Card #butterflybiosphere #slcphotographer #utah #utahphotographer #flowerstagram #butterfly #slc #xenocide (at Butterfly Biosphere at Thanksgiving Point) https://www.instagram.com/p/ByeHfftnhlK/?igshid=12pe4veg4ojo

[mightymouse57]

No human being, when you understand his desires, is worthless. No one’s life is nothing. Even the most evil of men and women, if you understand their hearts, had some generous act that redeems them, at least a little, from their sins. - Orson Scott Card #butterflybiosphere #slcphotographer #utah #utahphotographer #slc #flowerstagram #flowers #speakerforthedead (at Butterfly Biosphere at Thanksgiving Point) https://www.instagram.com/p/ByeEYUpHBgh/?igshid=7aczcbsa6pq6

[mightymouse57]

Butterflies are self propelled flowers. -R.H. Heinlein #butterflybiosphere #slcphotographer #utah #utahphotographer #butterfly (at Butterfly Biosphere at Thanksgiving Point) https://www.instagram.com/p/ByQpf63n5Sv/?igshid=1dkpd6m1y5h76

[mightymouse57]

Butterfly wings #slcphotographer #utah #utahphotographer #butterflybiosphere #butterflywings #wings #slc (at Butterfly Biosphere at Thanksgiving Point) https://www.instagram.com/p/BtbHMpaHHva/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1upyso0cnm9eh