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Biology: Zoology Ecology: Nature Environmental: Biodiversity Environmental: Ecosystems
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Butterflies on the decline - Butterflies on the Decline: Causes and Solutions      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Research shows that the numbers of butterflies in meadows and pastures of Europe are in a continuous ...

Offbeat: Earth and Climate Offbeat: Plants and Animals
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Butterflies can remember where things are over sizeable spaces      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Heliconius butterflies are capable of spatial learning, scientists have discovered. The results prov ...

Computer Science: Artificial Intelligence (AI)
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'Butterfly bot' is fastest swimming soft robot yet - Butterfly Bot: The Fastest Swimming Soft Robot Yet      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Inspired by the biomechanics of the manta ray, researchers have developed an energy-efficient soft r...

Biology: Microbiology
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Female butterflies breed despite male shortage - Female Butterflies Breed Despite Male Shortage      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Female monarch butterflies have no trouble finding a mate -- even when a parasite kills most of the ...

Mathematics: Modeling Offbeat: Computers and Math
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A butterfly flaps its wings and scientists make jewelry - A Butterfly Flaps Its Wings and Scientists Make Jewelry      (via sciencedaily.com) 

In the 'butterfly effect,' an insect can flap its wings and create a microscopic change in initial c ...

Biology: General Biology: Zoology Ecology: Extinction Ecology: Nature
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Spanish butterflies better at regulating their body temperature than their British cousins      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Butterfly populations in Catalonia in northern Spain are better than their UK counterparts at regula ...

Biology: Biochemistry Biology: Evolutionary Biology: General Biology: Zoology Ecology: Nature
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Scientists discover how Diadem butterfly mimics African Queen      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Scientists have discovered how female Diadem butterflies have evolved to look like African Queen but ...

Ecology: Endangered Species Ecology: Invasive Species
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Aphids make tropical milkweed less inviting to monarch butterflies      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

When oleander aphids infested tropical milkweed, monarch butterflies laid fewer eggs on the plant, a ...

Anthropology: Early Humans Anthropology: General
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Butterflies and moths share ancient 'blocks' of DNA      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Butterflies and moths share 'blocks' of DNA dating back more than 200 million years, new research sh ...

Biology: Biochemistry Biology: Cell Biology Biology: General Chemistry: Biochemistry
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How do butterflies stick to branches during metamorphosis?      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Most of us learned about butterfly metamorphosis as a kid -- a wriggly caterpillar molts its skin to ...

Environmental: Ecosystems
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Butterflies regularly cross the Sahara in longest-known insect migration - Butterflies Regularly Cross the Sahara in Longest-Known Insect Migration      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Wetter conditions in Sub-Saharan and North Africa at certain times of year can result in hundreds of...

Physics: Optics
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Butterfly-inspired films create vibrant colors while passively cooling objects      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

New films inspired by butterfly wings circumvent the heating effect usually experienced by colored o ...

Ecology: Endangered Species Ecology: Extinction Ecology: Nature Environmental: Biodiversity
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Three out of four populations of rare butterflies have been lost      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

In just 26 years, the distribution of rare butterflies has plummeted by 72% in Eastern Denmark. Seve ...