Colour Challenge: Butterflies

ocrdu (71)in #colorchallenge • 8 years ago (edited)

What, again? Well, yes, but these are blue.

I went back to see if the silver-studded blues (Plebejus argus), heideblauwtjes in Dutch, were still there, and they were, sitting on heather, as they should:

^{Olympus Stylus 1s, 300mm, ISO200, f5.6, 1/400s}

^{Olympus Stylus 1s, 200mm, ISO200, f5.6, 1/250s}

^{Olympus Stylus 1s, 100mm, ISO200, f5.6, 1/100s}

Thanks for watching!

#fridayblue #photography #nature #butterflies

8 years ago in #colorchallenge by ocrdu (71)

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miguelrv (50) 8 years ago

Very nice pictures, thanks for sharing.
The larvae of this butterfly attract the ants, of the genera Lasius and Formica, with secretions of the anal glands, the poor ants feed the larvae and protect them. It is a chemical control mechanism that I find very interesting and the butterfly is beautiful.

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mountain.phil28 (59) 8 years ago

@miguelrv: I appreciate your statement. Can you recommend any source to read about more of this stuff? I am curious what do the ants get in return, or are they just getting "mind-controlled" by the secrets? :D

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