Hello everyone! I'm back! (mild applause...) So I missed so much because, I went on a missions trip to Northern Ireland, I went to help my grandpa build a shed, I went on a vacay with my family for our summer vacation. And that took a while. I also had some school over the summer... (someone in the audience yells, "Stop making excuses!") But anyway, I'm back and I hope to stay that way. Today I am bringing you the topic of Mimetic rings, or Mullerian Mimicry. This is when a very distasteful butterfly of one genus has a counterpart in another genus that has almost the same coloring and wing shape. This was discovered by a German naturalist named Fritz Muller, hence Mullerian mimicry. He first brought the idea up in 1878 and did a few experiments to prove his theory. His idea was first found in insects from Lepidoptera, but later found in other insects such as bees, and later in fro...
Yes! They are finally done! I am so amazed at these butterflies. Ok, Ok, I need to calm down. So, about a week ago, I showed you my new butterflies, but they weren't mounted. So here they are in their mounted state. I was feeling kinda artsy so these are some 'artistic' photos. Now as you might have remembered, there were four butterflies that I got. Unfortunately, one wasn't in very good condition and I broke it trying to mount it. Instead of throwing it away, I put it in a double-sided locket. Here's what the hind wing in the locket looks like: Well, that about concludes it for my update. I am getting some new beetles, which are new to me, in a few days and when those arrive, I'll show some of them to you. I ordered over 135 so I don't think I'll get to all of them, but until next time... ...