Wednesday, March 5, 2014

From the Wings of Rainbow with Love-Butterflies could mimic


Every one of us knows heard about the Mimicry adopted by men &Women .In the world of Motion Pictures Mimicry is a common feature which at times produced famous artists.To imitate the voice&gestures of other people is a gift from God.Everyone can not do this.This needs genuine gifted voiice& sometimes practice to make it perfect. In butterflies too this habit is found present.But for a different purpose altogether. The butterflies the little wonders do mimic to dodge predators Mr.K.Kunte of the NationalCentre for BiologicalSciences has since found out that the common Mormon Butterflies ofPapilioPolytes could resemble the red bodied Crimson Rose butterflies of Pachliopia genus types.Mr.Kunte has termed this as BatesianMimicry where species such as butterflies ,moths&snakes imitate toxic or Poisonous counterparts to effectively dodge predators However ,Mimicry is limited to females which are heavier with eggs,slower in flight& are therefore in greater need of adaptive protection according to Mr.Kunte. This kind of protection is common in bigger insects&animals but generally not found in tiny butterflies. There is a saying in Malayalam "Udara Nimitham Bahukrutha Vesham" which means "to adopt different styles to effectively find both ends meet" Funny tiny wonders from the wings of rainbows with love.What else to say? SreedharanMundanat 6th March 2014 09-20Hrs(IST)

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