Monarch butterflies and a few other insects evolved essentially the same genetic mutations allowing them to eat toxic milkweed without getting sick. Monarch butterflies and caterpillars store the toxins to …read more Source:: Science
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Fossil study sheds light on ancient butterfly wing colors
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•Pioneering new research has given an illuminating new insight into the metallic, iridescent colors found on the earliest known ancestors of moths and butterflies, which inhabited the Earth almost 200 …read more Source:: Science
To breed or not to breed? Migratory female butterflies face a monsoonal dilemma
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•Female butterflies make smart investments, finds a new study. …read more Source:: Science