http://framedandshot.com Sun, 13 May 2012 14:22:32 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://framedandshot.com/2009/01/30/butterfly-fur/ http://framedandshot.com/2009/01/30/butterfly-fur/#comments Fri, 30 Jan 2009 13:52:12 +0000 framedandshot http://framedandshot.com/?p=260 If you are lucky and get close to a butterfly you can really see the different body parts. The thorax (breast part, located between head and the abdomen) has strong muscles that help the butterfly move its legs and wings; but more surprisingly; the fine hairs looks like beautiful fur, colorful, fluffy and warm! And [...]]]> http://framedandshot.com/2009/01/30/butterfly-fur/feed/ 38 http://framedandshot.com/2008/12/16/the-butterfly-vi/ http://framedandshot.com/2008/12/16/the-butterfly-vi/#comments Tue, 16 Dec 2008 06:05:50 +0000 framedandshot http://framedandshot.com/?p=127 Tiger Longwing Butterfly -  Instead of surviving on food stores from the larval stage or solely sipping flower nectar, adult longwing butterflies are avid pollen eaters. As a result adult Longwings may live for several months, much longer than most butterflies. Ever wonder if butterflies have a sense of smell? They do, they have chemoreceptors [...]]]> http://framedandshot.com/2008/12/16/the-butterfly-vi/feed/ 29 http://framedandshot.com/2008/12/04/butterfly-vii/ http://framedandshot.com/2008/12/04/butterfly-vii/#comments Thu, 04 Dec 2008 14:00:16 +0000 framedandshot http://framedandshot.com/?p=142 The Malachite butterfly (Siproeta stelenes) is named after the mineral malachite, which is similar in color to the green on the butterfly’s wings. The wingspread is typically between 8.5 and 10 cm. The malachite is found throughout Central and northern South America, where it is one of the most common butterfly species. Its distribution extends [...]]]> http://framedandshot.com/2008/12/04/butterfly-vii/feed/ 28 http://framedandshot.com/2008/11/28/the-butterfly-v/ http://framedandshot.com/2008/11/28/the-butterfly-v/#comments Fri, 28 Nov 2008 06:01:33 +0000 framedandshot http://framedandshot.com/?p=141 The beginning….. The life-cycle of a butterfly is a remarkable series of changes between seemingly very different forms culminating in the emergence of a butterfly. And it all starts here. A male butterfly has several methods of determining whether he has found a female of his own species. One way is by sight. The male [...]]]> http://framedandshot.com/2008/11/28/the-butterfly-v/feed/ 24 http://framedandshot.com/2008/11/18/butterfly-iv/ http://framedandshot.com/2008/11/18/butterfly-iv/#comments Tue, 18 Nov 2008 13:40:35 +0000 framedandshot http://framedandshot.com/?p=140 The Tiger Longwing butterfly [Heliconius hecale] originates from between Mexico and the Peruvian Amazon. These pretty butterflies are pollen eaters rather than surviving on food stored from the larval stage or on flower nectar. The eating habit of the Tiger Longwing attributes to its longevity of several months as well as its high fecundity rates. [...]]]> http://framedandshot.com/2008/11/18/butterfly-iv/feed/ 40 http://framedandshot.com/2008/11/09/the-butterfly-ii/ http://framedandshot.com/2008/11/09/the-butterfly-ii/#comments Sun, 09 Nov 2008 06:16:39 +0000 framedandshot http://framedandshot.com/?p=125 This wonderful green butterfly is a Emerald Swallowtail (Papilio palinurus). It is also referred to as Emerald Peacock or Green-banded Peacock Swallowtail. Did you know that there are approximately 20,000 species of butterflies in the world. About 725 species have occurred in North America north of Mexico. Go find them! . Dette er en Emerald [...]]]> http://framedandshot.com/2008/11/09/the-butterfly-ii/feed/ 39 http://framedandshot.com/2008/11/07/the-butterfly-i/ http://framedandshot.com/2008/11/07/the-butterfly-i/#comments Fri, 07 Nov 2008 06:27:35 +0000 framedandshot http://framedandshot.com/?p=124 “Just living is not enough,’ said the butterfly, ‘one must have sunshine, freedom and a little flower. “ - H.C. Andersen – 1862. An adult butterfly has an average life-span of approximately one month. In the wild, most butterflieslives are shorter than this because of the dangers provided by predators, disease, and large objects, such [...]]]> http://framedandshot.com/2008/11/07/the-butterfly-i/feed/ 37 http://framedandshot.com/2008/10/16/this-is-it/ http://framedandshot.com/2008/10/16/this-is-it/#comments Thu, 16 Oct 2008 14:37:13 +0000 framedandshot http://framedandshot.com/?p=102 The representation of the beginnings of The Chaos Theory (the famous ‘Butterfly Effect‘). This is a close up of a butterfly wing. A butterfly has four wings, two forewings and two hindwings and they are a fascinating construction; Butterfly wings are made of two chitonous layers (membranes) that are nourished and supported by tubular veins. [...]]]> http://framedandshot.com/2008/10/16/this-is-it/feed/ 31