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Resting Young Butterfly


Resting Young Butterfly
Photo Information
Copyright: Luis Limchiu (sle2006) Silver Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 41 W: 0 N: 69] (567)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2006-06
Categories: Insects
Camera: Canon 300D REBEL, 100mm f/2.8MacroØ58
Exposure: f/8, 1/80 seconds
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2006-07-10 12:09
Viewed: 827
Points: 8
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Do Butterflies Sleep?
The short answer to your question is: sort of. Butterflies need the sun's warmth to keep them active, so at times when the sun isn't shining, they close their wings and rest. This resting state is sort of like sleep, but it's more like just being really tired. When they're resting, butterflies usually don't move around, but they can if they need to. They also don't need to eat as often in this resting state. When the sun comes out, their bodies warm up and they fly off looking for food again.

The other part of your question is: where do they rest? Since there are a lot of birds and bats that would love to eat a resting butterfly, they need to pick a pretty well-hidden place. Many butterflies rest on the bark of a tree. The rough surface of the tree helps them blend in and makes them harder to spot. Another favorite place is on the underside of leaves.
http://www.madsci.org/posts/archives/dec96/846539049.Zo.r.html
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  • clnaef Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 778 W: 67 N: 645] (6814)
  • [2006-07-10 13:37]

Bonjour,
Toujours spectaculaires ces papillons noir et blanc. Le fond met très bien en évidence l'insecte.
clnaef

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  • limier Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 259 W: 14 N: 235] (1031)
  • [2006-07-10 15:47]

Nice Shot Luis
Great POV,beautifyl BG and a beautiful composition
TFS your photo and your useful note.
Now its time for sleep...
See you

Bonjour Luis
C'est une excellent Prise de vue ! La composition très jolie avec de belles couleurs et de jolis détails . Merci pour le partage .
Au revoir et a bientôt....JP

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  • phlr Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1243 W: 129 N: 881] (2814)
  • [2006-07-11 11:09]

Very nice shot of this black and white butterfly Luis!

I think they sleep too. At night, I found many Satyridae and Nymphalidae sleeping on old branches of trees and holes of old walls.

Good POV and colours!
TFS!

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