March 23, 2011 6:54 AM
Transparent butterfly - inspiration
From Sheryl:It comes from Central America and is found from
Mexico to Panama . It is quite common in its zone,
but its not easy to find because of its transparent wings,
which is a natural camouflage mechanism..
A butterfly with transparent wings is rare and beautiful.
As delicate as finely blown glass, the presence of this
rare tropical gem is used by rain forest ecologists as
an indication of high habitat quality and its demise
alerts them of ecological change. Rivaling the refined
beauty of a stained glass window, the translucent wings of the Glasswing butterfly shimmer in the sunlight like
polished panes of turquoise, orange, green, and red.
Beautiful things do not have to be full of color to be noticed...
Sometimes a life unnoticed has the most power.
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