Butterflies learned to play the predators (photos, video)

Butterflies learned to play the predators (photos, video)

So they are protected from birds, snakes and spiders.

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Pavlinoglazka Atlas

Pavlinoglazka Atlas is one of the largest butterflies in the world. Her wings span up to 24 inches. The pattern on them resembles two serpent heads.

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This family of moth lives in tropical and subtropical forests of Southeast Asia. Often it can be found on the Indonesian island of Borneo. This is the twilight view: pavlinoglazka Atlas flies late in the evening or early in the morning.

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Pawlikowski Atlas are not well developed mouthparts. In the stage of a butterfly she does not eat and lives at the expense of nutrients accumulated in the stage of caterpillar. To live without food it may be five to seven days. This insect is enough to find a mate and to lay eggs.

In India pavlinoglazka Atlas cultivated, because its larvae secrete silk. It is called fagara. This silk is very strong and woolly. It is brown in color.

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