crazy copy cat

[sparkplug]

This is not a very good picture (taken with a cheap camera,but priceless)but look how this blue morph butterfly imitates a snake head while his/her wings are closed for protection against predators. Look at the tip of it's wings. You can see a snake head with jaw lines, eyes, and nostrils. Just simply amazing. The top sides of the wings are a beautiful blue but you really only see that when they are flying and I haven't been that lucky to capture that.......yet. How in the world..........? Nature is crazy.

 

[Yarmuck]

Absolutely astounding!

 

[Drewby07]

And it's actualy called a "Morpho"

 

[sparkplug]

Absolutely astounding!

Thanks, I thought it was pretty cool as well.

And it's actualy called a "Morpho"

Thanks for the correction.

I guess being that it was in Central America the "o" makes it masculine.:spinner:

 

[martin-bernstein]

This planet's creatures are so amazing. Why do people obsess about the possibility of extra terrestrail beings when we such wonderful things right here on earth?

 

[Drewby07]

the front's pretty amazing too...

 

[Susielea]

Wow, that is amazing and I really like the blue of the upper side of the wings too! (Thanks Drew )

 

[Allison]

Thanks for sharing this. Nature never fails to amaze me.

 

[Pruddock]

That's awesome! I know I'd probably do a double take if I saw that looking back at me lol

 

[RavenSpirit360]

That is one beautiful and cool butterfly!!!