Researchers have shown that inedible species of butterfly that mimic each others' color patterns have also evolved similar flight behaviors to warn predators and avoid being eaten.

Lately IMAX screens have been dominated by blockbusters like The Dark Knight Rises and The Amazing Spider-Man (or the current re-release of Raiders of the Lost Ark), but awhile back, nature ...

The fluttery flight of butterflies has so far been somewhat of a mystery to researchers, given their unusually large and broad wings relative to their body size. Now researchers have studied the ...

Monarch butterflies in Eastern North America complete one of the longest animal migrations.Often compared to marathon runners, these spotted pollinators traverse the continent, flying for more ...

Monarchs are the only butterfly species known to make an annual two-way migration like birds, with a round-trip distance of around 8,000 kilometers (5,000 miles).

Pervasive mimicry in flight behavior among aposematic butterflies. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences , 2024; 121 (11) DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2300886121 Cite This Page : ...