larger wing sizes. Most have dull colorations of brown‚ black‚ white and grey‚ although there are some species who have hues of red‚ yellow and blue. These characteristics make them look more like moths than the other butterfly species from other families. Fig 1. A skipper butterfly looking more like a moth. Members of the family Lycaenidae are called gossamer-winged butterflies because their wings are usually of bright colors with metallic-like gloss. Another defining characteristic of these butterflies
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The pepper moth has adapted to have a darker skin color to stay hidden from predators‚ but pepper moths in low pollution areas have a lighter skin because the trees have a lighter colored bark. Kola bears have a unique adaption in that they can eat eucalyptus leaves‚ which are toxic to many other animals‚ so
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Robert Frost - � PAGE �3� - "He has bequeathed his nation a body of imperishable verse from which Americans will forever gain joy and understanding." This is how President John F. Kennedy described Robert Frost. Robert Frost ’s amazing poetry has been capturing the hearts and minds of readers around the world. The life Frost lived‚ and the poetry he wrote are a testament to his love for nature and his awe of the world. Robert Frost‚ who died in 1963 at the age of 88‚ is one of the most cherished
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either failed to fully comprehend or chose to ignore was the complexity and‚ above all‚ the interdependency of the forest” (166). Moths were eating trees causing damage to them‚ so foresters in Blue Mountains tried to exterminate them. They succeeded but the moth’s predators then died of lack of food. Once the moth’s predators were no longer there to eat them‚ the moths came back and started the process of destroying trees all over again. Dead trees were a food for ants and would help with turning
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Morning Song Sylvia Plath Morning Song‚ by Sylvia Plath‚ was written in February 1961‚ the same month she suffered a miscarriage. Morning Song‚ by Sylvia Plath‚ explores the physical and emotional links between a mother and child‚ and Plath’s own growing maternal bond with her child. In the poem‚ Plath is contemplating her relationship with her new child and it is clear she has mixed emotions of apprehension and awe. The opening line of the poem introduces her first impressions of the child
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veins‚” no matter what we accomplish on earth‚ we’re going to die so in the end all of it won’t mean a thing. Matthew 6:19-21 says “Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth‚ where moths and vermin destroy‚ and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven‚ where moths and vermin do not destroy‚ and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is‚ there your heart will be also.” All that matters is what we store up in
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cocoon that they live in until the turn into this beautiful butterfly. The butterfly symbolizes transformation and joy. butterflies are found all over the world in many types of weather hot or cold but most are found in tropical areas. Butterflies and moth
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but only views it. Miss Brill’s fur coat is introduced in the first paragraph of the story. She personifies the fur‚ and projects some of her own personalities and interests into it. "She had taken it out of its box that afternoon‚ shaken out the moth powder‚ given it a good brush‚ and rubbed the life back into the dim little eyes"(Mansfield p.357). Later‚ Miss Brill further characterizes the fur coat and states that is a "little rogue"‚ which further laments her personification of the fur. Furthermore
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People once believed that insects spontaneously spawned out of dirt or rotting meat. To us‚ this idea may seem foolish‚ but we only know this because of a certain entomologist’s help: Maria Sibylla Merian. Merian was a Dutch naturalist born on April 2nd‚ 1647‚ in Frankfurt‚ Germany‚ who loved studying and illustrating amphibians‚ insects‚ and plant life. Merian became an important figure in the Scientific Revolution because of her extensive research‚ groundbreaking expedition‚ and published works
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silks. The way that raw silk is manufactured is listed in the paragraph above. The tussah silk is considered to be created organically because they are not being harvested. This type of silk is collected in tropical or semi-tropical forests after the moths have emerged from the cocoons. Since this occurs the silk is not as fine as pure silk but
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