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And the butterflies certainly add color to the otherwise
gloomy understory! |
Some feel that the sulphur butterfly resembles a flower
and so not noticed by predators. |
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And this green malachite butterfly is camouflaged by
blending into the green background. |
The glasswing butterfly camouflages itself not by looking
like the background - but by allowing the background to be seen through it! As
I was walking through a very dark section of rainforest in the Monteverde
Preserve in Costa Rica, I saw a patch of light beaming through - and there was
this fellow! |
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Hummingbirds also live in large numbers in the
understory. |
And another..... |
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And another! A sugar-water feeder in the Monteverde
Cloudforest Preserve in Costa Rica attracts dozens of species of
hummingbirds! |
But you can find them anywhere there are flowers,
especially orange or red deep nectar-rich flowers. |
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