What a great description Sid! It’s markings do give the illusion of depth. I never really thought of that. You always have the most interesting observations.
Actually, there are butterfly species that have a symbiotic relationship with ants. But this species actually feeds on ant larvae. That’s one of the reasons I was so excited about this shot. There are only a few carnivore species and this is one. There is another in Tyler, that I’ve never found so far. I’m gonna find it this year!!!!
Good morning Sylvia!
What a strange butterfly: wings seem to be engraved. An embossed seal of light <3
Ciao
Sid
What a great description Sid! It’s markings do give the illusion of depth. I never really thought of that. You always have the most interesting observations.
I was going to say the same thing Sid did. You also got a shot of about 30 or more ants. The plant must be loaded with sweet sap.
Actually, there are butterfly species that have a symbiotic relationship with ants. But this species actually feeds on ant larvae. That’s one of the reasons I was so excited about this shot. There are only a few carnivore species and this is one. There is another in Tyler, that I’ve never found so far. I’m gonna find it this year!!!!
Here’s a link to read more about it.
http://butterflycircle.blogspot.com/2010/03/mergers-partnerships-betrayals.html