#dead leaf butterfly

[sitting-on-me-bum]

The Master Camouflage of the Dead Leaf Butterfly

PHOTO BY JAMES HOU/SHUTTERSTOCK

[georgehopkins]

Dead Leaf Butterfly

[supernova3space]

Doing macro photography after a super long time lmao. I'm rusty dammit.

These are my stuff from yesterday. I'll post today's later ig. Got a stuffy nose and my brain is not functioning.

That's a leaf after rain. That's water on it. Just clarifying it because my mother thought it was something else.

Ant and Dead Butterfly.

I've heard of Dead Dove Do Not Eat. How about Dead Butterfly for this dude?

Drop of water.

Drop off the edge this time

[website-com]

what are you these days some kind of insect thing

i have a shelf of dead insects in my room that ive picked up off the ground

[artifacts-and-arthropods]

Poplar Lappet Moths: these moths are able to mimic the dead leaves of a poplar tree (there is at least one moth in each of the photos below)

Above: the photo at the top shows two poplar lappet moths disguised as foliage (the two "leaves" on the left-most end of the branch are actually moths) and the photo on the bottom shows another poplar lappet moth clinging to a leaf

The scientific name of this species is Gastropacha populifolia, but it's more commonly referred to as the poplar lappet moth. It's also known as pappelglucke in German and feuille-morte du peuplier in French.

The moths are distributed across large sections of Europe, Russia, China, Korea, and Japan, but they're regarded as a rare species throughout most of Europe.

The shape, color, wing pattern, and resting position of this species all contribute to its unique disguise, as it bears an uncanny resemblance to a dead leaf. It even has a dark, snout-like projection (the labial palpi) that mimics the stem of a leaf, and its wing pattern completes the illusion with a dark, raised line forming the central "vein" of the leaf; the soft ridges and scalloped edges of its wings also add to the effect.

There are many other leaf-mimicking moths out there, but this species is particularly impressive.

The caterpillars also have a knack for blending in -- thanks to their cryptic coloration and fuzzy, setae-lined sides, they are easily camouflaged against the bark of a poplar tree.

Above: the photos at the top show Gastropacha populifolia caterpillars blending in by pressing their bodies flat up against twigs/branches, and the photo at the bottom shows one of the caterpillars in a more conspicuous setting

These moths are defended by more than just mimicry, though; they can also produce ultrasonic clicks that interfere with the echolocation signals of predatory bats, which allows the moths to avoid being detected (and ultimately eaten) by bats.

Above: the adorable face of a poplar lappet moth

Sources & More Info:

Nota Lepidopterologica: Continuous Long-Term Monitoring of Daily Foraging Patterns in Three Species of Lappet Moth Caterpillars

Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of Belgium: Gastropacha populifolia

Moths and How to Rear Them: Gastropacha populifolia

Wikipedia (German): Pappelglucke

Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa: G. populifolia

EurekaMag: Effect of the Scale Coverage of the Moth Gastropacha populifolia on the Reflection of Bat Echolocation Signals

[herpsandbirds]

Orange Oakleaf aka Dead Leaf Butterfly (Kallima inachus), family Nymphalidae, India

photograph by rajesh_kumar_photography 

[onenicebugperday]

@ivanaskye submitted: this Decomposed Leaf let me get very close for pictures, due to being a Decomposed Leaf that is Gross and therefore has no need to fly away, being notably Not Yummy

(front range colorado)

Wow! What a gross dead leaf that I don't want to eat! Definitely not a beautiful mourning cloak butterfly that would probably be delicious. Did you know? Mourning cloak butterflies can make loud clicking noises to startle predators! Not that that has anything to do with this leaf

[sunlighthroughthe-ashes]

i don't think we talk often enough about how tender sol is with sunjae.

my case in point is this scene during ep 6: even before sol properly realizes her feelings for sunjae; they bleed through her smallest action. the unsaid gestures of love; the tiny overtures of devotion: these are what k-dramas excel at, and lovely runner is its greatest example.

the way sol switches the fan on for sunjae (a beautiful parallel to an earlier scene where he did the same for her), and is content to marvel at his innocence, his sleep-smeared face. look at the pure delight in her smile — just to be able to witness this ordinary moment with the person she admires most in the world: her literal reason for survival.

how her expression sobers when she realizes he's as still as death: that in the dark waters of the future pooling at their feet — he IS dead. how she instantly needs to physically feel that sunjae is still breathing — how sol measures the butterfly wingbeats of his heart under her hand. how, even in his sleep, sunjae reaches out, recognizing her touch.

i need to keep your heart beating, you can almost hear sol's thoughts. i need to keep you alive.

the unsaid affection in her face is so strong, so palpable in this episode. she's always adored him; and how that sapling of care turns into a tree green-leafed with real, true romantic love — it's just as beautiful to watch the second time around.

[base0h]

HOW HAIKYUU CHARACTERS REACT TO BUGS

a/n - watched a TikTok vid by @emmafischer8 about how setters would react to a spider and it was hilarious so I had to do everyone else too 😀👍

Warnings ⚠️ - g/n reader, s/o reader, crack

- he’s not very scared of them so you can probably count on him to kill them for you if you ask 😭🙏

- but honestly he’d probably name a spider Fred and give it a leaf to sit on when he puts it outside

- and in the morning when he wakes up he’d also say good morning to Fred even if he doesn’t see him because he thinks Fred might still hear him

- “Bokuto who’s Fred..?” -you

- “That spider fella from last week! The one that was on the ceiling :)”

- “…You named it?”

- “Mhm!”

- “I love you Bokuto 😭”

- “Oh I love you too y/n :D”

- He has a lot of bug friends

- especially during summer he gets a lot of ladybug and butterfly buddies

- he prolly has named them after which friends he thinks they remind him of

- theres a praying mantis named kuroo 🙏

- he’s scared of them

- he hates them with every fiber of his being

- never take him to Australia or ANYWHERE remotely outdoorsy 💀

- he’s the type to get even quieter when he’s afraid— and he can’t even bring himself to move away from said danger he just stares at it helplessly 😭

- he could be doing homework or something and then all of the sudden his pencil will stop, and he’s just frozen in place

- you can’t even tell if bros still breathing

- “Akaashi..? You ok?” -you

- there’s no answer

- no acknowledgment

- just dead silence

- then you see why, and it’s a tiny little spider on the wall in front of his desk

- you have to kill all the bugs or take em outside, akaashi will do everything else but that for you so yeah 😭

- you also might have to comfort him for a while after because he’s so scared he gets nightmares about em 💀

- I swear yk those jumpscare vids on TikTok where the bug legit jumps out at you and that Asian dude is like: hey, you ok?

- BUT THE MF COMES WAY TOO FREAKING LATE SO IT DOESNT EVEN HELP

- yeah akaashi has beef with him

- he wants to set his house on fire and lock the doors with the guy still inside :)

- seriously you could be just chilling and all of the sudden he’ll chuck his phone across the room and he looks like he looked at Medusa or sum 💀

- those vids that try to like make you feel bad for bugs because they’re just trying to exist mean nothing to him

- “Ok then exist somewhere else? Preferably nowhere near me?” -Akaashi (probably)

IM TALKING ABOUT THIS GUY. (JUMPSCARE WARNING)

- ok see— he doesn’t call it ‘fear’

- he calls it ‘disliking things with more than 3 legs’

- he acts all tough and mighty until you’re faced with the final boss…

- summer

- Idk why but I feel like he’d have a tiny little dog— like a corgis or a terrier or something

- it sometimes eats flies and stuff— and Kuroo worships it 😭

- he’s totally the type to like try and create some intricate trapping system for bugs so that his dog can take care of it for him

- Kenma thinks he’s insane :) (he is)

- side note he also probably cuddles with his dog and has good dreams whenever he sleeps with it nearby him 🥲🙏

- anyways, you’re basically his knight in shining armor now, congrats! :D

- “Oh y/n you look absolutely gorgeous today—“ -kuroo

- “Where’s the bug.”

- “…..Corner wall.”

- sly mf 💀 bro thought he could fool you

- don’t worry he’ll make it up to you however you want 😭

- you name it and he’ll do it

- anything for his knight in shining armor

- his heroic insect slayer

- his courageous promised messiah—

- yeah you get the gist lmfao

- you should probably start taxing him for it

- he MIGHT boycott you though 💀

- I honestly think they’re scared of him

- I feel like no bug has ever escaped osamu’s sight

- like if a fly lands on his food it’s genocide time

- he will find its cohorts and kill every single last one

- kinda scary ngl 😭

- in the kitchen he’s probably armed with a fly swatter 24/7

- not one of those plastic flimsy ones though, the heavy duty high voltage shit, only the best

- Let’s be real though, if a fly noticed Osamu looking at it— it’d run and not be able to escape 💀

- Those vids that are like: “no but the bug was just existing— what if it had a family?” Yeah no Osamu doesn’t give a shit

- “It’s their fault for touching my food. Not my fault they might not have a parent anymore.” -osamu

- “Yeah but you didn’t need to like— chop it up like an onion—😭”

- “It reminded me of Atsumu so I was extra pissed at it.”

- “Hey! :(“ -Atsumu

- “Ah I see, makes sense.”

- “HEY! >:(“

a/n - I need an osamu to kill the mosquitoes in my house I can’t kill em all myself— I’m losing the war here 😭

[natureisthegreatestartist]

Talk about a transformation! When an orange oak leaf butterfly (Kallima inachus) closes its wings, it looks like a dead leaf. When it opens its wings, there's a dazzling display of color.

[asqadia-banthen]

Introduction!! :3

We are an endogenic (willogenic, stressgenic, and just endogenic) system (intros linked on names)

Neb/Buddy: host, semi-frontstuck

Maxwell/Max: regulates emotions

Ash/Ashen: rarely fronts, helps with creative work

Jordan: will not post here, has own sideblog ( @jordan-in-paradise

[REDACTED]: helps with derealization, nonverbal

Fern: likes trees, co-host, fronts a lot, has own sideblog but will still post here ( @smash-or-pass-trees )

Lonely Wizard: S T I M U L A T I O N ! ! ! fictive ( @lonely-wizard-irl

Koda: wont post here

Mineta: fictive

Kirishima: fictive

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genders + sexualities + pronouns

Neb: 🤟🏼, panagender, cassgender, demiromantic, uranic, diamoric, objectum, it/it’s, any neopronouns, any xenopronouns

Max: Max💢, transmasc, boyflux, aroace, no pronouns

Ash: 🌨️🐺, genderfluid, lesbian, trixic, she/her, they/them, it/that, pup/pupself

Jordan: ur fav bitch 😘, intersex, nonbinary, abrosexual, conceptum, shi/hir

[REDACTED]: 👁️, gendervoid, aroace she/it

Fern: 🌳Fern🌿, botani, conceptum, pansexual, they/them

Lonely Wizard: the wiz <|:3, unknown, he/they

Koda: not known yet

)

we are a furry, therian, otherkin, and fictionkin 🐾

)

Neb is objectum, conceptum, and mangerum, and is attracted to water trick snakes, DS, highlighters, semi trucks, traffic cones, traffic lights, and fries

Max is objectum and is attracted to the moon

Jordan is conceptum and is attracted to sunsets and sunrises

Fern is objectum/conceptum/botani and is attracted to american beech trees

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We have collected 4+ leaf clovers for almost 3 years- ask us about them!! 🍀

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we are autistic, have selective mutism, and have many sensory issues ♾️

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my special interest is dragons :3 🐉 (ask me about them!)

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we like to draw

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I follow back!!

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we are interested in dragons, animals, mashed potatoes, analog horror, music, and art

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Kintypes

awakened since 2020-?

Therian:

sloth bear

honey badger

gray fox

standard poodle (red)

dingo

black cat

jaguar (pseudomelanistic)

golden tabby / strawberry tiger

harbor/common seal

gelada baboon

cottontail rabbit (clado)

norway lemming

syrian hamster

sperm whale

wild boar

hippo

suri alpaca (fawn)

spectral bat

hyacinth macaw

bluejay

bald eagle

song sparrow

wild turkey

emerald tree boa

ankylosaurus

dragonfly (clado)

common acorn barnacle

eastern tiger swallowtail butterfly

Otherkin:

sphinx

oasis dragon

fuji dragon

kelpie

leviathan

brown werewolf

wingkin (barn owl)

harpy wingkin (white dove)

ghostkin

skeletonkin

merfolkkin

robotkin

Fictionkin:

P03 (Inscryption)

sand wraith (HTTYD) (rusty colored)

bearowl (The Croods)

Copinglink:

eastern white pine

plastic spinning top

Otherhearted:

golden retriever

raven

Questioning:

reptilian

chupacabra

wolpertinger or jackalope

we will edit these as we confirm/uncomfirm :3

warnings for userboxes

“This user practices filbism /srs” is in reference to an analog horror called “Doctor Nowhere”, if you are sensitive to distorted faces then dont research

“this user loves Jack Stauber” Jack Stauber is a musuc artist and animator many of his songs can trigger derealization, talk about su1c1d3, and have semi-distorted claymation people, if you are sensitive to any of this then do not research

“this user loves vulture culture!” vulture culture includes dead animals and bones, if you are sensitive to anything like that, dont research

NO DNI

Just don’t be an asshole ❤️

[gina025]

A dead leaf which is actually a butterfly

[bug-maniac]

Someone on Reddit wanted one for mosquitoes!

[ID: Image is a female mosquito on a bright green leaf. There is text below it.

Mosquitoes communitcate by dancing at each other.

Mosquitoes have been around since the age of the dinosaurs.

There are over 3,500 species of mosquitoes… and most of them aren't interested in humans!

Only female mosquitoes bite humans. The males eat nectar… meaning that like butterflies, wasps, and bees, they're pollinators!

Mosquitoes are an important part of the food web, meaning that all sorts of creatures, from birds to fish, rely on them as an important part of their diet!

Mosquito larvae are decomposers, eating dead leaves and other things in the ponds where they live. This produces nitrogen for the plants that share those ecosystems!

Small text at the very bottom reads bug-maniac.tumblr.com

/End ID]

[volturissideslut]

What if the Humans adopt a child just to see what’s so special about humans and why the Cullens like them so much, not knowing how troublesome a 8 year old can be?

𝖁𝖔𝖑𝖙𝖚𝖗𝖎

strap in because this is going to be one hell of a ride (also I'm assuming asker meant volturi adopt a chaotic human child)

Aro, ever the curious one, cannot even fathom why dear Carlisle cares so much for these... creatures

And it's been like over 3000 years since he was human and he can't really remember much about living

It would also help if it would stop making Marcus be such a miserable slab of stone, and perhaps even Caius could do with a new toy

It just seemed like destiny when an 8 year old child strayed from the feeding group one day, too entertained by chasing a fat tabby cat that had jumped the wall to the garden

Whatever parent or guardian that came with seemingly hadn't noticed - not that they were alive long enough too

And, of course, Felix was the one to deliver the child to Master Aro considering he's the only one with a modium of decorum or respect for life in the castle

Any of the other guards would have eaten you on sight to be honest (they wouldn't in the future but you're just some random human child right now, they don't care about you yet)

Aro takes one look at you're little form, sticky fingers; muddy knees; grazed elbows; a leaf in your hair

Perfect

They're keeping you

easy, right?

wrong

Why is a overexcited yet hysterical human child such a lovable inconvenience, you may ask

well

1) none of them can fully keep track of you're emotions,why are children so confusing???

2) they can't fully keep track of your whereabout either

"HOW ON EARTH DID YOU GET OF THE ROOF YOU HEATHEN CHILD" - Caius probably

3) they know nothing, and I mean nothing, about humans. Expect them to ask the secratery for help next time you're sobbing, only to find out you're hungry because they haven't fed you a proper meal in days thinking you'd forage for it yourself

I swear Marcus is the only one who is knowledgeable, despite how small it is

"the child requires sustinence again" - Jane, fed up of this shit

4) they're used to the traumatic stuff of vampire life, you are not, they don't realise that

poor kid is gonna be so traumatised, by the age of 10 killing someone over cereal seems socially acceptable

At least Caius actually has a soft spot for you, otherwise you'd be dead dead by now

Marcus reads you bedtime stories

Aro wants you to grow up appreciating everything he does, there are many 'daddy/daughter dates' where he takes you to see plays, musicals, concerts, or whatever that he deems suitable

Caius pretends to be impressed with your drawings and fakes excitement at whatever lego monstrosity you've made

Alec shows you the world, taking you around on his days off to Scotland, Brazil, India or wherever you randomly point to on a map

Felix let's you use his cloak as a blanket when he's not using it, you like to play with it and use it for dens and pillow forts (it can also be used as one of those massive fabric parachute tent bubble thingys the class played with in nursery/FS1/kindergarten and hid under (you know what I'm talking about))

Demitri let's you win at hide and seek despite his gift letting him know where you are at all times. He is also not above pretending to play to keep you out the way and quiet for a solid five minutes before you come out giggling saying you won again

Jane will capture butterflies and set them free with you because she knows you love them and you also love to chase them

The queen's are always dressing you up like a doll and doing your hair, they basically get a list from the secratery of everything humans need (food, water, socialising etc) and fulfil those needs for you

The secratery is the only one who actually knows what you want and need most times, being human herself. The kings are seriously considering turning her instead of just killing her you your sake

And God forbid anyone touches their precious baby, you've grown on them and they'd burn the world for you in an instant

[shinypokemonshowdown]

I don't know if anyone has mentioned this before, but Caterpie and Metapod are based on the caterpillar and chrysalis of the spicebush swallowtail butterfly. . . And their shinies are also based on color variations of their IRL counterparts!

The spicebush swallowtail caterpillar turns bright yellow right before pupation. The chrysalis is (usually) formed on a branch and thus camouflages as a leaf, and it turns either green or brown based on the seasonal lighting conditions! If it pupates in the summer, it will match the live, green leaves. If it pupates in the fall (in the part of its range with cold winters), it will be a chrysalis until the spring and, since green would stick out like a sore thumb, it turns brown to match the dead leaves!

So the yellow Caterpie and rusty orange Metapod reflect those color changes. :) Some of the most meaningful shinies out there, really!

(I would add pictures but I can't on anon, but if you look it up, you can find images of the differences in color pretty easily.)

Woe! I never new that, that's super cool. I love when shinies have irl connections

[acti-veg]

Many, many things live in these dead leaf layers: caterpillars of moths and butterflies, their chrysalises, beetles, centipedes, springtails, woodlice and spiders … and doesn’t the blackbird know it, rustling through the leaves? Our song and garden birds want these meals far more than they do your imported peanuts.