Ernestino Maravalhas
Garden tiger. Tigre de jardim. Ecaille Martre.
The color of the hind-wings of this moth (Arctia caja, Arctiidae) are a warning for predators: "I'm not tasty, so don't eat me". Indeed, when one takes the moth in the hands, an acre smell imediatelly apears (toxins being liberated to avoid predation.
A coloração das asas posteriores desta espécie são um aviso contra os predadores. Ao pegarmos no insecto, ele emite toxinas de odor acre, procurando afugentar os predadores.
CANON EOS 350D, EFS 60MM MACRO, MT24EX
Garden tiger. Tigre de jardim. Ecaille Martre.
The color of the hind-wings of this moth (Arctia caja, Arctiidae) are a warning for predators: "I'm not tasty, so don't eat me". Indeed, when one takes the moth in the hands, an acre smell imediatelly apears (toxins being liberated to avoid predation.
A coloração das asas posteriores desta espécie são um aviso contra os predadores. Ao pegarmos no insecto, ele emite toxinas de odor acre, procurando afugentar os predadores.
CANON EOS 350D, EFS 60MM MACRO, MT24EX