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Ever seen a butterfly with transparent wings?

A rare and beautiful thing...

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Take a moment - its worth it.
Glasswing Butterfly,
Lives in South America
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.
All things beautiful do not have to be full of color to be noticed; in life that which is unnoticed has the most power.
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BluesScale
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Pretty, aren't they? Real photo of knpwn speacies - the glasswing butterfly

http://www.hemmy.net/2006/04/30/glasswing-butterfly/

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Wow, that is amazing. I had no idea such a butterfly existed. Awesome pics.

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Those are the pretty butterflies I have ever seen, and as you can tell, I like butterflies.

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TuFurg
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quote:
Originally posted by vfwchick:
Those are the pretty butterflies I have ever seen, and as you can tell, I like butterflies.
Pretty cool. But isn't it odd that they're pretty due to the fact that you aren't really seeing the butterfly, but just what's behind it?

So is it just the background that's really pretty? [Big Grin]
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Wow, these are gorgeous! Just like a living stained glass window.

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