This blog describes my adventures as an international science teacher. There will be posts about teaching, paleontology, travel, and the overseas experience in general.
Friday, February 4, 2011
A photograph of a milkweed butterfly from the family Danainae. The larva looks a lot like the queen butterflies of south Texas. There are about 400 species worldwide with only 4 found in the US.
the larva of this butterfly looks just like the Queen larva common in south Texas. The similarities of behaviors and appearance are excellent evidence for evolution.
These butterflies do not do good in the spring here in Tripoli. They tend to emerge from their pupae on warm days but fail to inflate their wings in the cool weather. This spring, at least ten of these butterflies have hatched and failed to properly develop their wings.
the larva of this butterfly looks just like the Queen larva common in south Texas. The similarities of behaviors and appearance are excellent evidence for evolution.
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