steveJan 26
Peacock Butterfly Feeding, for #fotoVorschlag #photoSuggestion 'Alles was Fühler hat' / 'Everything that has feelers'
#AglaisIo #AltText #BlancoYNegro #blackandwhite #blackandwhitephotography #bnw #butterfly #butterflyPhotography #butterfliesOfMastodon #butterfliesOfPixelfed #eyespots #feeding #fediverse #flower #mastodonPhotography #monochrome #monochromeMonday #myPhoto #myWork #nature #naturePhotographt #NoAI #No2AI #NoirEtBlanc #OC #patterns #peacockButterfly #photography #pixelfed #pollinator #proboscis #SchwarzWeiß #thistle #UK #wildlife #wildlifePhotography #wings #흑백사진
Stefan F. WirthJan 7

RE: https://mastodon.online/@globalmuseum/115849161944999694

#Moths of the #Saturniidae are characterized by #adults that camouflage with closed wings (#mimesis), but perform a #mimicry behavior, when disturbed by presenting their #eyespots. They have stunted/fully reduced #mouthparts and reproduce only. Species of genus #Automeris live mostly in the tropics/subtropics, #caterpillars can look #colorful and #bizarre and are defensive via stinging hairs. Exples: Automeris egeus or A. niepelti. The #caterpillar below might be related.
© text S.F.Wirth,2026

steveDec 23
A painted lady butterfly (Vanessa cardui) delicately perched on a white flower. I still really miss this lens! (EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM)
#AltText #butterfly #butterfliesOfMastodon #butterfliesOfPixelfed #butterflyPhotography #closeUp #eyespots #fediverse #feeding #flower #garden #gardenWildlife #macro #macroPhotography #mastodonPhotography #myPhoto #myWork #nature #naturePhotography #nectar #NoAI #No2AI #OC #orange #paintedLady #photography #pixelfed #pollinator #UK #vanessaCardui #white #wildlife #wildlifePhotography #wings
steveDec 15
4-legged goth masterclass! A peacock butterfly (Aglais io) in dark mode feeding on a bright pink clover flower.
#myWork #myPhoto #wildlife #wildlifePhotography #butterfly #butterflyPhotography #peacockButterfly #aglaisIo #nature #naturePhotography #macro #macroPhotography #pollinator #clover #pinkFlower #bokeh #shallowDepthOfField #naturalHabitat #wildlifePortrait #insect #entomology #outdoorPhotography #naturalBeauty #wildlifeWatching #gardenWildlife #lepidoptera #eyespots #wings #feeding #nectar #photography #pixelfed #mastodonPhotography #fediverse #OC #UK
steveJun 27, 2025
Speckled Wood butterfly (Pararge aegeria) perched on a flowering plant with pale yellow blooms (I seem to recall it was ragwort). The butterfly has its wings partially open, revealing its rich brown upperwings marked with creamy-white spots and eyespots on the hindwings.
Shot at Bank Top field in Ashton Under Lyne in Tameside, UK.
#MyPhoto #MyWork #photo #photography #SpeckledWood #ParargeAegeria #butterfly #lepidoptera #BrownButterfly #WhiteWingSpots #Eyespots #YellowFlowers #WoodlandEdge #insect #pollinator #CloseUp #nature #wildlife #outdoors #summer #NaturePhotography #WildlifePhotography #InsectPhotography #InsectsOfMastodon #InsectsOfPixelfed #ButterflyPhotography #ButterfliesOfMastodon #ButterfliesOfPixelfed #BankTop #AshtonUnderLyne #Tameside #UK #OC
steveJun 24, 2025
Painted Lady butterfly (Vanessa cardui) perched on a white bramble flower (Rubus fruticosus). The butterfly’s wings are partially closed, showing the intricate patterning on the underside, mottled brown and tan with black and white spots. Its curled proboscis is extended into the flower, feeding.
Shot at RSPB Mersehead, Scotland.
#MyPhoto #MyWork #photo #photography #PaintedLady #VanessaCardui #butterfly #lepidoptera #OrangeAndBrownButterfly #WhiteWingSpots #eyespots #BrambleFlower #RubusFruticosus #WhiteFlower #GreenBackground #NectarPlant #insect #pollinator #closeup #MeadowHabitat #outdoors #nature #wildlife #NaturePhotography #WildlifePhotography #InsectPhotography #InsectsOfMastodon #InsectsOfPixelfed #ButterflyPhotography #ButterfliesOfMastodon #ButterfliesOfPixelfed #RSPBMersehead #Mersehead #Scotland #OC
Smartphone PhotographerApr 3, 2025
Gazing Wings. #butterfly #insectphotography #naturephotography #wildlife #wings #patterns #closeup #macrophotography #beautifulcreatures #gardenlife #details #naturelovers #butterflywings #eyespots #smartphonephotography #photography
Steve Dustcircle 🌹Nov 10, 2024

100 Million Year Explosion in #Color

New study maps dramatic #explosion in #colorsignals used by #animals

#Colors are widely used in #communication within and among #animal #species. For example, peacocks proudly display their vibrant tails, adorned with iridescent #eyespots, to attract peahens for courtship. This is a classic example of #sexual selection using color #signaling.

https://happydaze.io/100-million-year-explosion-in-color/

100 Million Year Explosion in Color

A recent study finds that color vision evolved in animals more than 100 million years before the emergence of colorful fruits and flowers. And there has been a dramatic explosion of color signals in the last 100 million years.

Happy Daze
Cormac's CoastFeb 10, 2023

This little Shore Clingfish (Lepadogaster purpurea) has its head buried beneath the stones in front - the blue "eye spots" you can see are actually on its back.
County Clare, Ireland.

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#wildatlanticway #walkingtours #discoverireland #keepdiscovering #failteireland #shorefinds #lowtidetreasures #marinelife #biodiversity #nature #shoreclingfish #eyespots #irelandtravel #Ireland