Perched on the tendril of a Passiflora plant, the egg of the Julia heliconian butterfly may be safe from hungry ants. This species lays its eggs almost exclusively on this plant's twisted vines.And here's the butterfly:
Upper photo credit Martin Oeggerli, National Geographic. Lower photo credit me.
Beautiful
ReplyDeleteis this named after the anti-old-growth-logging activist that camped in a tree for a year? I think so
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