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Butterfly Eyes
Butterfly Eyes
O what big eyes!
I had no idea until I saw this that some butterflies have striped eyes; cool, but kind of freaky, too!
That slightly-out-of-focus blob with the blue area is this butterfly's eye. I thought it was an artifact or some such so checked other pics, but it's not: that's his eye. It seems gigantic to me!
A closed mouth gathers no foot.
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Chris Peterson
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Re: Butterfly Eyes
Even bigger eyes (this is a dragonfly I imaged when it landed on me...)owlice wrote:O what big eyes!
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Re: Butterfly Eyes
That's a really great shot! It looks like it took a liking to you. Even if your camera wasn't handy (was it??), the bug probably would have happily hung around.Chris Peterson wrote:Even bigger eyes (this is a dragonfly I imaged when it landed on me...)owlice wrote:O what big eyes!
Not many bugs are considered "cute", but I think this little fellow qualifies.
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Re: Butterfly Eyes
Chris Peterson wrote:Even bigger eyes (this is a dragonfly I imaged when it landed on me...)owlice wrote:O what big eyes!
Not many bugs are considered "cute", but I think this little fellow qualifies.
it looks like he's smiling at ya. when really he's probably thinkin how best to bite you haha
Paul.
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Re: Butterfly Eyes
He definitely qualifies! He's very cute!!Chris Peterson wrote: Not many bugs are considered "cute", but I think this little fellow qualifies.
A closed mouth gathers no foot.